A review by library_lurker
Black White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self by Rebecca Walker

3.0

this book was really absorbing, but pretty disjointed. i thought a decent amount of it seemed like it was more suited for rebecca walker's journal than a published book. i wish there had been more of a narrative arc, and i also wish it had been more queer! we get an endless exhaustive run-down of her many boyfriends, even the ones that don't seem terribly significant to her life, and only a vague mention of the female partner she's raising a child with at the time of the writing. a big theme of this book is the search for home & the lack of a real home, which i could relate to because that's been a big theme in my life. loving women has always felt like home to me & i was wondering if walker felt the same way. but, we never find out!
that said, this book is really lyrical and certain sections pack a powerful punch. she says a lot of really interesting things about difference and it's still worth checking out.