A review by ladykatka
Colorblind: A Story of Racism by Johnathan Harris

2.0

I understand that this is autobiographical and a young person's story and that is really nice to see. However, I do find it a little problematic as it barely scratches the surface of racism and is mostly mislabeled. It is more about how to deal with your own anger and bitterness towards a society that can often seem to be against you, your own anger and bitterness of systematic oppression as well as the individual racism of others. But even that story is just so light and nice it almost gives the impression that "It isn't that bad". It is not the best message to send if the world is trying to fight against the systemic oppression of POC.

I also found it to be a little preachy, which took me by surprise as it was completely unexpected.

This book should only ever be used as a launchpad for a deeper discussion. It can open the doorway to talking about big issues, but don't let this be the only book you read about the subject of racism.