A review by katebeebooks
What Eyes Can't See by Paulette Stout

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

Paulette reached out to me and asked if I would read the book and give an honest review. To which I said, of course! I took this book with me on a cruise, and in the first half of the book, I was fully engaged. The second half was a lot harder to read. I don’t know if it was because I was home and had distractions or if the cruise was boring, so the book was keeping me entertained. This book had some excellent moments in it but I feel that there was a lot going on and that there was almost too much to back. It was a bit overwhelming at times. In this book, we meet Barbara, a black woman who grew up wealthy, and she meets Sebastian, a white man who grew up poor and had to work extra hard to clean up his name. Their meet-cute is hilarious! The dynamic of their relationship is one part of the story. Then, there is Barbara's self-discovery part of the book, where she is on a mission to discover who she is without the weight of her family name and privilege. Sebastian is on a similar discovery about what kind of man he wants to be. Then, on top of all of that, you have the social-cultural aspects of discrimination in the workplace towards blacks, minorities, and women. Barbara and Sebastian team up to fight their racist boss. Like I said there is a lot to unpack in this book. I love Paulette’s writing style I felt like I was in the book. I was immersed in the book it was so deliciously written, like everything. I felt like I was in it. I could see the colors of the wall, and I could feel the textures of the clothing. It was just very, very, very descriptive, so that was really nice. This book is mildly spicy, there is so much in this book! The key quote in this book is, “It was impossible to guess someone's history and Background by looking at them. no the obstacles they'd overcome. the sacrifices they made. the character that Shone bright when all was dark. it's what eyes can't see. “ Overall, this book was good, a bit slow, with some great laugh-out-loud moments and great lessons that open your eyes to discrimination in the world.