elysareadsitall 's review for:

Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni Morrison

5.0

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I hadn't heard about "Playing in the Dark" until looking through a list of recommendations for short non-fiction. I wish it would have been an option to take a class about writers' literary criticisms during my English degree because this was fascinating, and I think it would have added an extra layer of complexity to see more writers talking about each other's works. Morrison is, of course, a brilliant writer, and this book shows she's a brilliant reader as well. I haven't read all the works she discusses here, but I was still interested in every part of this criticism.