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

Description

A stirring and powerful memoir from black cultural critic Rebecca Carroll recounting her painful struggle to overcome a completely white childhood in order to forge her identity as a black woman in America. Rebecca Carroll grew up the only black p...

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reflective 79%
emotional 78%
challenging 50%
informative 45%
sad 30%
dark 15%
tense 15%
hopeful 13%
inspiring 13%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 21%
slow 10%

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4.13

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