heatherliz's review
3.0
I was a little confused by the premise. He started off saying that he was going to explain how he was taught to be a racist even though he was raised by “good people,” but then went on to describe how the people who raised him were clearly racist and not good people at all. Honestly I’d be surprised anyone would come out of a culture like this and not be racist.
eoppelt's review
3.0
3 and 1/2 starts probably. The premise was interesting and clearly the author is trying to be honest with his experience. But it strayed from the point implied in the subtitle and could have used some editing down.
sydboll's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed reading this book because it offered a different perspective on integration and the process by which ideas and beliefs are "taught" to us as young children. I definitely recommend this book to all people, but particularly those living in the American South.
rachel_from_avid_bookshop's review against another edition
3.0
Jim Grimsley's memoir HOW I SHED MY SKIN is a documentation of a white boy growing up in the South in a typical segregated society. With candor and honesty, Grimsley examines the way he was raised to believe racism is normal and for the greater good. Grimsley's story isn't an unusual one, but it is special in the way he seeks to understand the history of the family and community.
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