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

2.0

I bought this book because of the clever title. I'm as white as they come, so I figured it'd be somewhat funny to read this. I didn't realize that it was going to be 90% about somebody I'd never heard of before (I'm familiar with The Onion, just don't read it a lot). While the book did have some funny moments, most came within the first chapter. The rest of the time was devoted to Thurston describing his childhood, schooling and his experiences being black. The chapter on when he and the other people he interviewed discussed when they realized being black was being different than being white was very interesting too. But if you're not a fan of his writing or you're just looking for a good novel on how to increase your blackness, look elsewhere.