Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'
Black No More: Being an Account of the Strange and Wonderful Workings of Science in the Land of the Free, A.D. 1933-1940 by George S. Schuyler
4 reviews
amal01's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Hate crime
katherine_kelley's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This satire is still relevant ninety one years later, but I think it ultimately has a defeatist attitude that isn’t my taste. The ending, to me felt like, “people will be racist no matter what and people will always profit off of that” in a way that seemed to be against trying to better society. For all the relevant commentary, there’s also an undercurrent of ideas that are provably false that I can’t fully get on board with. There’s also just fat phobia, misogyny, homophobia, etc. that is used for humor which didn’t age well. It’s worth studying and reading critically, but I don’t think it’s something worth broad recommendation.
Graphic: Racism, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Child abuse
dlrosebyh's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
If black people become white, what would it do for America's racial issues? Would everyone be content? The satirical frolic Black No More by George S. Schuyler provides funny answers to these and other topics. The protagonist of Black No More is Max Disher, a stylish black insurance rogue who undergoes a technological metamorphosis to become Matthew Fisher, a white guy. Matt devises a scheme that enables him to marry the white woman who turned him down while he was black and rise to the position of leadership in the white nationalist organization known as the Knights of Nordica. A hilarious investigation of race and all of its self-serving meanings, Black No More. Become them if you can't defeat them. A lively Introduction is provided by Ishmael Reed, one of today's best black satirists and the author of Mumbo Jumbo and Japanese by Spring.
Many of the world-famous masters of black literature were born during the fertile artistic age now known as the Harlem Resurgence (1920– 1930), which serves as the template for the current renaissance of black writers.
I first believed that this would be a major letdown. I wasn't really engrossed until the final fifty pages, which went above and beyond my expectations. The critical book Black No More addresses politics, racism, discrimination, and hate crimes all at once and without bias. Simply said, everyone is battling for equality. This book really does open your eyes to everything.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Hate crime
Moderate: Death and Miscarriage
aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Medical content, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol and Miscarriage
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