AndrewR

Atheneum Books New York 9/29/08 Marc Aronson Mr. Aronson Atheneum Books New York, New York Mr. Aronson I have mixed feelings about the book Race. I think this is because it wasn’t what I expected. I assumed that the book would be written by someone who had experienced racism more extensively. By that I mean that I thought the book would be more about an individuals experience with racism and how racism is alive today, not just facts about racism throughout history. The book is well written and I enjoyed reading it, but it lacks the knowledge of how racism looks from the perspective of the people of the people discriminated against. I am definitely not experienced in that subject, but that is what I expected. I also expected there to be more of a storyline behind the book. There is a minor storyline but it only serves the purpose of tying together all of the jumbled facts and random stories that make up Race. While the book is interesting it is obviously told from the viewpoint of a historian and not someone who knows more about racism than there own prejudices and what anyone could go and learn at their local library. As I said before I have mixed feelings about Race, but it is a very interesting piece of writing. It wasn’t what I expected, but I did enjoy reading it.

Sincerely //Andrew Richardson// Andrew Richardson