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Native Son by Richard Wright
4.75
holy shit man, holy shit.
this was such an emotional and mental rollercoaster, i went from absolutely hating how this was progressing, Bigger was a horrible person, to ending the novel sitting on my floor completely flabbergasted.
unlikable main characters are incredibly difficult to pull off successfully, and Wright crafts an almost unlovable main character. You hate Bigger and then you realize that’s the whole point. Wright is showing us what happens when a society doesn’t allow for it youth to grow up with equality and equity. He shows what happens when a child grows up to hate, he shows the harvest of racial injustice, discrimination, and violence.
this is a book i lowkey hated reading but i also want to write an in depth essay on.
this was such an emotional and mental rollercoaster, i went from absolutely hating how this was progressing, Bigger was a horrible person, to ending the novel sitting on my floor completely flabbergasted.
unlikable main characters are incredibly difficult to pull off successfully, and Wright crafts an almost unlovable main character. You hate Bigger and then you realize that’s the whole point. Wright is showing us what happens when a society doesn’t allow for it youth to grow up with equality and equity. He shows what happens when a child grows up to hate, he shows the harvest of racial injustice, discrimination, and violence.
this is a book i lowkey hated reading but i also want to write an in depth essay on.
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo
I think one of the most fascinating aspects of reading a book like this is looking at the reviews of people who have a problem with it. Like they clearly missed the point of the book, the argument being made. they missed it so much i’m pretty sure we’re in different continents somehow despite taking the same turn.
4.75
I think one of the most fascinating aspects of reading a book like this is looking at the reviews of people who have a problem with it. Like they clearly missed the point of the book, the argument being made. they missed it so much i’m pretty sure we’re in different continents somehow despite taking the same turn.
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
5.0
i finished reading this on my bus ride home from an 8 hour shift and it took everything in me not to cry so hard i threw up.
holy shit, this was incredible. if this isn’t considered a classic in like 50 years, i’m going to sue
holy shit, this was incredible. if this isn’t considered a classic in like 50 years, i’m going to sue