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The best synopsis I can come up with: it's one person's story about their understanding of and relationship with their black body.
This one has had long library waiting lists since it came out, which was a convenient excuse for me to wait to read it. People kept saying it was a "must read." I was expecting it to be one of those books that, like vegetables, you consume because you have to. It's nonfiction about a Serious Subject so I was expecting stats and a persuasive case. I figured I would tru ...more
This one has had long library waiting lists since it came out, which was a convenient excuse for me to wait to read it. People kept saying it was a "must read." I was expecting it to be one of those books that, like vegetables, you consume because you have to. It's nonfiction about a Serious Subject so I was expecting stats and a persuasive case. I figured I would tru ...more
I finally had the time to read this book, with everything going on currently in the world, I needed a break from it. This certainly was not the book I should have selected for "a break from reality", but that's a decision I made. It's a book that deserves a better review than I'm about to give it, but these are my first impressions. I understand completely where the author is coming from, and why he chose to write this book. The thoughts that he portrayed are the same thoughts that each African-
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Aug 31, 2015
Danielle
marked it as to-read
Sep 07, 2015
Brownguy
rated it
it was amazing
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Shelves:
non-fiction,
african-american
Sep 08, 2015
Tia
marked it as to-read
Sep 17, 2015
D Brown
marked it as to-read
Jan 23, 2018
Alix
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
memoirs,
social-justice
