Reviews

When We Was Fierce by E.E. Charlton-Trujillo

caryleliza's review

I bailed on this one.

books_dipped_in_colour's review

1.0

Its crazy how someone can write about an experience or situations they have never been in and write in voices not of their own. The language in this book does not exist in any modern society. To portray language such as this demeans the African American community as a whole. I'm from New York and I lived in The Bronx my whole life and I have never heard anyone speak the way these characters did. I find this book not only unnecessary but offensive on a whole other level. To be African American in today's society is not only a struggle but a sacrifice and to have someone use it as a toy or a tool to further their writing career is disgusting. For the people who enjoyed this book, I have no words. It just shows how naive and oblivious people who aren't minorities or african american can be when it comes to this book or the daily struggles they must endure on a daily basis.