A review by nebsullivan
Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction, by Devon W. Carbado, Dwight A. McBride, Donald Weise

4.0

I discovered a few things about myself in reading this book. I typically don’t enjoy short stories because I prefer the deep character and plot development that is typical of novels. Therefore, my rating is a reflection of this preference and not due to the book itself. I found that I do, however, enjoy short nonfiction pieces and my interest gravitated towards the short explanatory portions that highlighted the political struggles and literary trends of each literary movement. Also, I found that I much preferred the contemporary pieces which took on difficult and heartbreaking issues in a brave and deeply vulnerable way.