Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir by Rebecca Carroll

Surviving the White Gaze: A Memoir

Rebecca Carroll

320 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir race challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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A “gorgeous and powerful” (The New York Times Book Review) memoir from cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful struggle to overcome a completely white childhood to forge her identity as a Black woman in America.Rebecca Carroll grew ...

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reflective 79%
emotional 75%
challenging 50%
informative 40%
sad 32%
tense 16%
dark 14%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 3%
funny 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 21%
slow 12%

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4.09

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