Its been a while I read this book. But it still remains as one of my favorites. Such an interesting book it is. Its a story of a black son of a white jewish mother who is in search of his identity. Reading through the pages of this book you will understand how a mother can sacrifice her entire life for her children. Being a white mother of black children how she has to confront the racial discrimination in the society. She goes out of her way, suffering and struggling in every moment of her life to make her children reach great heights. This book is written in a peculiar yet an interesting way. The author writes one chapter describing his mother and siblings. And in the subsequent chapter he writes in his mother's tone about her own childhood life. The chapters in the book keep toggling between the author's story and his mother's story. Mostly about the struggles in their life to overcome the difficulties at various stages of life. The author gives an insight about the living style of orthodox jewish families and also the racist acts of the white American people against blacks and vice-versa. Its so hard to believe that the American society is still divided into two parts, Blacks & Whites, even after emerging itself as a Super Power in every field. Its so hard to believe how much the color of your skin matters in every step of your life. Again, a wonderful book to read if you want to know what a mother is and how she can sacrifice her own life for her children, if you want to know how racial discrimination still persists in America.
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True I liked this book too. Never imagined that a super power wud face such basic issues like in our country
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