A review by chrisiant
The Atlas of Reds and Blues by Devi S. Laskar

4.0

I want to give this book to everyone who’s ever wondered if microaggressions are a real thing. Told through vignettes as the main character lies shot by police on her own driveway, it comes together like a crazy quilt of moments from throughout The Mother’s life, nearly all with some element of racist cruelty. The persistent “but where are you REALLY from”s, the kids who won’t play with brown kids, the constant disbelief that she is educated and speaks fluent English.

It’s a beautiful and painful telling of a death by a thousand cuts and one woman’s attempt to tolerate it/fight it/survive it, and teach her kids to do the same.