A review by timelordmom
How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood by Jim Grimsley

1.0

Just horrendous. I finished the book and am still waiting for the moment he stops being racist. It was a story about the racist things he did and how they were marginally better than the real racists. But it's okay because he has secrets he needs to hide and his dad sucks.
The writing was all over the place, as well. I'm glad to be done.
There are hundreds of better books that tackle the race issue. This doesn't need to be read by anyone.

For the love of all things holy, one of the last parts of the book is his fond memory of a plantation that once owned slaves.

I feel the author suffers from white savior complex.