A review by dave37
How to Be Black by Baratunde R. Thurston

4.0

I've followed Baratunde on Twitter for several years, and was very interested to hear more about his journey. Sure, How to Be Black was funny, though a bit of the humor seemed forced at times, but the meat of the book is the autobiographical parts. In these there is humor, sadness, rage, disappointment and a host of other very real emotions, conveyed in Baratunde's engaging style, but there is also a lot of wisdom. While I expected to learn from reading the book, what I didn't expect were the insights into parenting that I gleaned - Baratunde's mom kicked much ass, and the impact she had on her son's approach to education, people and life in general made a real mark. Well worth reading.