sarika_subramanian 's review for:

My Vanishing Country: A Memoir by Bakari Sellers

5.0

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So incredibly well written. I read memoirs because I want to learn about different people's stories and perspectives and this was a story I did not even know my mind was craving. I am lucky enough to be born into a middle class Asian family so I had absolutely no understanding of growing up in a rural town. But Bakari points out how the media often only pays attention to white poverty leaving those in black poverty to be stuck there forever. However, Bakari provides a voice to those people. Bakari's story is one of love, strength, humility, resilience, honesty and bravery. It is absolutely worth a read because his story and stories like his are the ones that need to be heard.