Rae's Reads and Reviews

If you’re colorblind, you’ll miss the rainbow.

Category: Black Author

  • Black Movie (Book Review)

    Black Movie (Book Review)

    I got this in the mail this morning, much sooner than I expected (thank you, Amazon). I have wanted to read this collection for the past few months and I am no stranger to the work of Danez Smith. I have seen many of his spoken word performances on Button…

  • The Field (Book Review)

    “Vini! Come! The field calls!” cries a girl as she and her younger brother rouse their community—family, friends, and the local fruit vendor—for a pickup soccer (futbol) game. Boys and girls, young and old, players and spectators come running—bearing balls, shoes, goals, and a love of the sport. A great story…

  • Copper Sun (Book Review)

    Copper Sun (Book Review)

    Amari is just fifteen when strange men appear in her village. They do not look like any people she’s ever seen. Their skin is pale, nearly white, they carry strange sticks and speak a language unlike those she has ever heard. Amari is first weary of these men but soon…