A review by mattleesharp
White Girls by Hilton Als

2.0

i really wanted to like it a lot more. as enlightening as a couple of passages in a couple of essays in this book are, it is so so so unfocused. it doesn't read as a coherent collection. a few of the essays are downright boring / wastes of time. the richard pryor essay was wonderful. the opening essay was great. the writing is beautiful. but what were we really even examining across all of these essays? how far are we to stretch the definition of "white girl?"