Let's Play White
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937009998 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many of these themes find themselves appearing in her fiction.. The short story, next to poetry, is the most difficult writing form. But what if he could play white, the way so many others seem to do? Would it bring him privilege or simply deny the pain? The title story in this collection asks those questions, and then moves on to challenge notions of race, privilege, personal choice, and even life and death with equal vigor. White brings with it dreams of respect, of wealth, of simply being treated as a human being. Delany, author of Dhalgren and Through the Valley of the Nest of Spiders "What a stunning collection. If you're ready to slip into someone else's skin for a while, then it's time to come play white. From the spectrum spanning despair and hope in "What She Saw When They Flew Away" to the stark weave of personal struggles in
Zachary said poor and/or female people in the United States - a. A collection of horror/dark fantasy/historical fiction stories about the experiences of black, poor and/or female people in the United States - a sadly-uncommon viewpoint in the genre. Thematically, Burke's stories tend to revolve around awakenings of various sorts, and the fact that her protagonists tend to end their stories on an upward trajectory is, again, an unusual one in the genre - there's a lot of breaking free from false consciousness here (what the kids call getting "woke"). The epigraph for one story is a very. M. Griffin said Nice debut - shows real promise. I imagine some readers might have avoided Chesya Burke's collection due to the title, convinced that the stories were not merely concerned with the black experience, but intended specifically for a black readership. To avoid Let's Play White for that reason would be a mistake, though, for any reader interested in a unique take on the horror and fantasy genres.The stories in this collection take place in a variety of settings, both in terms of time and place. Some are contemporary and urban, while some of the most effectiv. Caroline B. said Intriguing ideas, not always fulfilled. Chesya Burke's collection of short stories imbues the lives and experiences of African Americans, past and present, with genre elements like ghosts, demons, and zombies. The combination works well in some stories, but others fell flat for me.I was most impressed by “CUE: Change,” a zombie narrative that plays with expectations and is probably the most original and well-developed piece in the collection. I also enjoyed Burke's detailed depictions of urban life in “Walter and the Three-Legged King” a