Into White

Randi Pink's INTO WHITE is heartfelt, painful, profound, and incredibly important--an exploration into racism, sexism, and classism in modern America, an unflinching look at the bigotry and prejudices that wear people down from the outside and gnaw at them from the inside, but ultimately hopeful--ab......more

This is a touching and heartfelt book, filled with humor and hope and some very important lessons about identity and learning to love yourself. INTO WHITE is a modern fairy tale by way of The Twilight Zone - a Cinderella story in which Cinderella discovers, only by having her most fervent wish grant......more

I heard that when people read the synopsis for this novel, it made them feel apprehensive and anxious. I hope, with this review, I may help in trying to dispel some apprehensions that you may have. Into White presents a fascinating premise and also asks a very compelling what if - what if a black gir......more

Updated 1-18-17 After discussing this with a friend, I find that the way Randi Pink approaches this topic is too superficial. This is potentially dangerous because eating disorders are discussed casually as a villainous/heinous attribute and one of the major subjects this book focuses on - race - is......more

I've read all of Randi Pink's books and I will say that she's definitely improved since 2016 with this one. As a resident of Alabama, I always get that "I know this or I recall that" moments when reading and it's so easy to relate. This book did a lot of stereotyping the Black and white of the world......more