A review by spinstah
Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates

3.0

I liked this well enough, but not as much as some of the Oates I've read. This one focuses on two girls who are roommates at college - a black girl and a white girl - in the 60s. It's told from the point of view of the white girl, whose father happens to be a big civil rights activist. Per usual, nearly everyone is somehow messed up or a little crazy, and that makes for some uncomfortable scenes. While these women don't seem to struggle as much with getting themselves into a bad situation and being unable to get out, it's hard to say if that's because they're different than many of Oates' other women, or if it's because they're in the relatively protected atmosphere of college.