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

5.0

Reading Mediocre is like having a wonderful, passionate conversation with a good friend. I absolutely loved Ms. Oluo's conversational, yet direct tone when it comes to addressing racism, particularly revolving around white men. I do feel like the full title of the book is a little bit on the 'click bait' side. My fear is that the title alone may turn people off, when this book contains so much important information that is shared with both fire and heart. There is history here that I had never heard before, and there is expanded history on subjects I only knew a little about. Ms. Oluo covers a broad range of history and specific events highlighting harm that was caused largely by white men. While words are never minced, they also still retain hope. You finish the book feeling the passion of wanting to overcome all the difficult history, and make a better future. We cannot grow, if we don't face the worst parts of our past. I really loved this book, and need to read more by Mr. Oluo ASAP!