A review by carrix2
Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates

4.0

An interesting story of two girls who room together at college in the 1970s, one white and one black. While it peripherally touches on race, it is not actually the focus of the book. The black girl, Minette, is standoffish and progressively more odd. She does not want or try to make any connection to anyone, including her roommate. The white girl, Generva (Genna), comes from a wealthy family and emotionally unavailable parents. All she wants is to be accepted, especially by her roommate, and for no one to find out she is the descendant of the college's founder.
The book is written as Genna's memoir, documenting the tumultuous year leading up to her nineteeth birthday.