A review by criticalreader
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi

2.0

Damn, I was hoping for a lot from this. But many of the stories felt rushed and lacked fleshing out? Being a short story doesn't excuse the weakness of the stories. Did it cover a variety of topics that may affect a black youth in America? Yes but very few of the topics were handled well. For example, one of the stories is dealing with a young girl who has an ex trying to pressure her into sending a nude. A relevant topic for all teens in this day and age with technology, right? The way this was handled felt disingenuous. They tried to wrap the story up with a relatively positive ending, where she and another girl share their nudes with one another and complement each other. Great concepts, poor execution.