A review by drsus
Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani Perry

4.0

I read this because we teach A Raisin in the Sun at my high school. I would recommend it for learning about Lorraine Hansberry's interesting life, but the book itself is kind of lackluster. I definitely learned a lot about this author I knew nothing about, and this book shows you that I, and you, should have. She seemed integral to and embedded in the Harlem scene, having formed close relationships with many of the big names you do know. She was black, a lesbian, and a Marxist, so perhaps these things collectively kept her on the fringe. A shame.