Brianna

Dear Mr. Aronson,

First of all I’d like to say that I really enjoyed your book, Race. You did a very good job writing it in a way that was interesting and easy to understand. It must have been difficult to get all that information. As you say on page six, “There is no safe way to write about race.” How did you get the idea to write about race?

Something that I was really impressed with was on the first page of the introduction when you said, “I am prejudiced.” The fact that you were so honest made it really powerful and made me realize that I am also prejudiced. From that moment onward, it made me think about race and prejudice in a whole new way. I liked your selection of historical pictures and posters that were scattered throughout the book. They helped your points come across. But something that I was confused about was the cover art. Did you choose the picture of an egg? I wasn’t quite sure what it had to do with the book.

I would like to thank you for putting all the time and effort into writing this book. It made me realize things about race that I had never realized, and I learned a lot.

Sincerely, Brianna Hajek