A review by jessie_wilkins
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

3.0

This was a book club book. As an older, non fiction book, the writing was a bit hard to get through for a younger modern reader. While at the time this experiment was obviously necessary and ground breaking, I was still uncomfortable at how quickly Griffin saw himself as a black man when he still had privileges many did not (for example, the ability to leave as soon as he felt too uncomfortable). I also found it interesting how many of the situations he felt unsafe in are still applicable to women today (being alone with strangers, being sexually harassed, feeling the need to be polite). Regardless, a very interesting read.