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Black Boy
Richard T. Wright
9780060929787
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The book Black Boy by Richard Wright, it was, I believe it was on the recommended list of literature. I'd always heard about the book; I definitely wanted to read it so I could get that perspective. Unfortunately, Black Boy by Richard Wright has to go on my list as one of my least favorite novels that I read. Basically, what the book is about is a black man growing up basically as he started from a boy, through his teenage years, through being a man. But essentially, throughout the entire time, he's been treated as a boy; and no matter how much older he gets, his maturity never really comes to the level of actually being a man. His attitudes were essentially very negative towards women. Basically just straight-up misogynistic. I would assume black men would probably enjoy it; I would think that they would have a greater sympathy for it than I did. Women might appreciate it, too; for me as a woman, I despised it personally. It was an interesting insight into how men think, but I just really resented his viewpoint. It's always brought up; it's always lauded as a great work, and I suppose it is for some people. For me myself as a black female, it just really brought out a lot of negatives that I have in just like basic interactions, and I just really could not sympathize with the character. It's basically just a one-star book for me. I could see someone reading it, and maybe someone else could really pull something out of it. For myself, I don't like it and I honestly couldn't recommend it to anyone in my circle.