A review by graecus_
Black Looks: Race and Representation by bell hooks

challenging informative

3.25

overall i would say that this was good. there were a lot of essays that i found very informative (revolutionary “renegades” for example), and hook’s discussions of white supremacy and the ways that it goes unquestioned were very strong. because the book was published in the 90s and is heavily a critical reading of contemporary media, there was a lot of commentary that i as a white teenager in 2024 missed out on because i was unfamiliar with the media being referenced. i think the commentary would have been more impactful for me if i knew what was being discussed (i really liked the commentary on beloved). this book took me quite a while to get through, and i found to be a bit dense at times.