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krissatiel 's review for:
Black Like Me
by John Howard Griffin
220914
Bumping my score down to 1 stars, because I have grown a lot as a person in these 10+ years, and I no longer see the value in this book. For 1961, sure, but for 2022? No.
Go read black authors instead.
110602
I feel kind of uncomfortable about a white man telling a black mans story, and some of the things he said were just a bit.... eh. But over all I appreciated the insight. Specially for it's time. I also think it brings up ideas and thoughts that white readers should be thinking about, which a truly black written story may not have done, sadly, because as this book points out, white people don't want to listen to black people.
I don't know. I am torn.
I think I lean on the side of this book being important for it's time. I feel like this book opened doors for ignorant white people to start actually listening to what real black people have to say. I hope so, at least.
Bumping my score down to 1 stars, because I have grown a lot as a person in these 10+ years, and I no longer see the value in this book. For 1961, sure, but for 2022? No.
Go read black authors instead.
110602
I feel kind of uncomfortable about a white man telling a black mans story, and some of the things he said were just a bit.... eh. But over all I appreciated the insight. Specially for it's time. I also think it brings up ideas and thoughts that white readers should be thinking about, which a truly black written story may not have done, sadly, because as this book points out, white people don't want to listen to black people.
I don't know. I am torn.
I think I lean on the side of this book being important for it's time. I feel like this book opened doors for ignorant white people to start actually listening to what real black people have to say. I hope so, at least.