A review by bgoodbookclub
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book is extremely timely and touches on a lot of topics that are extremely important and that I have not seen covered in other books about racism. It will well researched and touches on higher education, the NFL, abuse of women in the workplace, etc. To me, this book reads a lot like Hood Feminism, which I also enjoyed. It's the perfect mix of facts and story to keep you interested and learning. I think I am one of the few people who read this prior to Oluo's other book but I am very interested in picking it up, as I really admire and appreciate her writing style. I often struggle with nonfiction if it reads like a textbook but I looked forward to picking this book up as I read it. This is an important read and necessary when educating yourself on racial tension in the United States. 

My favorite quote is the last line of the book, "We have to not only believe that we deserve better; we have to have faith that we can do better. And we have to start now."
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