Black Like Me
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Black Like Me

by John Howard Griffin

1960•Biography•189 pages

Taste attributes: biographyjournalisticfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA realistic biography that is heavy and moving. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Publisher's description: Studs Terkel tells us in his Foreword to the definitive Griffin Estate Edition of Black Like Me: "This is a contemporary book, you bet." Indeed, Black Like Me remains required reading in thousands of high schools and colleges for this very reason.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyJournalisticFish out of water/culture clashSocial commentaryInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

African AmericansAfro-American churchesAfro-AmericansBiographyHistoryRace relationsReligionSocial conditions

Details

Author
John Howard Griffin
Published
1960
Pages
189
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