The Colors of Love: The Black Person's Guide to Interracial Relationships

Rating:
Summary: A Decent First Try!!
Review: When I first came across the title for this book I thought, "It's about time!" So, I rushed out and picked it up when it first hit the shelves. Sadly, it wasn't what I expected. First and foremost, its size....it felt more like a Jet magazine than a book. It also read much like a how-to manual as opposed to an examination into the black person's (especially black woman's) experience and perspectives w/regard to interracial relationships. This book was more of a "gloss-over"; it didn't really address topics head-on or deep enough. I would've loved a much deeper discussion of each subject and a more closer examination into the black woman's emotional journey as she encounters and enters into interracial romance. This book just didn't do its job. However, I have to give the author props. This hadn't been done before (to my knowledge); thus I commend her effort. It's a huge task to undertake. For anyone thinking of purchasing this book, my advice: purchase a used copy or by it at a discount when it hits the discount/sale rack. It doesn't hurt to have, but there's no need to rush out and get it or pay full price.

Rating:
Summary: A Decent First Try!!
Review: When I first came across the title for this book I thought, "It's about time!" So, I rushed out and picked it up when it first hit the shelves. Sadly, it wasn't what I expected. First and foremost, its size....it felt more like a Jet magazine than a book. It also read much like a how-to manual as opposed to an examination into the black person's (especially black woman's) experience and perspectives w/regard to interracial relationships. This book was more of a "gloss-over"; it didn't really address topics head-on or deep enough. I would've loved a much deeper discussion of each subject and a more closer examination into the black woman's emotional journey as she encounters and enters into interracial romance. This book just didn't do its job. However, I have to give the author props. This hadn't been done before (to my knowledge); thus I commend her effort. It's a huge task to undertake. For anyone thinking of purchasing this book, my advice: purchase a used copy or by it at a discount when it hits the discount/sale rack. It doesn't hurt to have, but there's no need to rush out and get it or pay full price.