A review by karatechoptime
Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth

3.0

I don't know if I can really call this one "read" as I read half, and then my daughter threw up on it, and I'm unlikely to buy another copy. I'll likely just see the film (gasp!). I really enjoyed this story and had never heard of it. My real issue is the style of the writing. Obviously, this police office wrote it and he has a good sense of humor an this is both an important and interesting real-life story. I just take issue with the "voice" used, which is sort of dry-cop-talk. Lots of telling you what happened rather than showing you. Lots of facts with back-up description and detail, it just made for dry reading. Lots of ego going on with other members of the police force. I grew up among cops so that's a bit of a yawn for me. That said, I think it is amazing that this man infiltrated the KKK, and did such important and powerful work. I'm glad he wrote this, and I likely would have finished it, but I'm not inclined to replace my copy.