We Wear the Mask : 15 True Stories of Passing in America (Paperback)

from SiriJR

This anthology of well-chosen short essays is eye-opening. The authors deftly and emotionally share their experiences, using personal stories, research, and history to help readers get a strong sense of the breadth and difficulty of various types of "passing." Educational and well-crafted, it's w...

from Shadow123

This is an excellent book that I highly recommend. Especially relevant in today's turbulent social climate - the essays in this book help you rethink race, class, and gender distinctions, why we make them, and why they are (not) useful. Every essay in this book is a gem.

from stephivist

The essays feel very personal and I appreciate that the editors tried to make their readers think by including less common examples of passing. The book suffers some from the uneven quality that collections like this often struggle to overcome, but - overall - I'd recommend it.

from lisan.

As with any collection of essays from different writers on one topic some stood out like shining beacons, and others fell completely flat. The essays that talked about passing, or wanting to pass as Native people raised my hackles of course, but I appreciated the honesty. I loved Patrick Rosal's ...

from AnaraGuard

I meant to read one essay only. So I did, and then I turned the page. And another, another. I read until my eyes burned and the hour was late, captivated by the wry, painful, humorous, thoughtful voices in this collection. When at last I turned off the light, I dreamt of being in Bronzeville in C...