Tanyalex's Reviews > One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race

I’m just curious as to what you thought it was “epic” about the “investigation”? There’s very little historical knowledge. She skips over all of the reconstruction era which was a pivotal point for free people of color as well as white identifying multi racial people. For me as someone who is Italian black and white I found the book deeply offensive because it’s not her story to tell. It’s literally the colonization of multi racial narrative by someone who wants political control over our lived experiences via social media as well as the academic world. Please look closer at the book and read more about the author. Shouldn’t multiracial people be creating projects like this?

I appreciate your opinion. I felt it was "epic" because it touched on so many different stories from a wide diversity of backgrounds. It showed me how colossal the topic really is as it relates to people checking a single box about race. I found the stories complex, rich, and vast. I thought she gave a fair representation of the characters through her own research but I can hear your perspective and value your comments. If you have any recommendations of books by multiracial people that you think express this topic better, I would be very interested in learning more.