Passin'

Okay so I was not impressed by the book at all. I guess going into reading this book I had high expectations since the author is Karen Quinones-Miller and given the topic. The development of the story was just okay. The characters were a bit bland and teetering on the lines of being a bit unrealisti......more

Imitation of Life Most families have traditions. Well, the Jenkins family has a tradition of sorts - keep it light-bright and damn near white. With that in mind, Mother Jenkins was not too pleased with her son Peter's choice of a mate in Rina as she doesn't fit with her darker skin. At forty-eight ye......more

This is an interesting book that discusses passing in our current society. I found it interesting that the story of passing is still told as this cautionary tale of the performance of race. Its crazy that this world still places so much value on one's racial identity.......more

The book Passin’ was a great reading experience. The author did an excellent job developing characters, settings, and life issues. The storyline examines issuse facing Americans since slavery. The color line and The inner conflict of leaving darker family members for an employment and financial secu......more

I had a hard time getting into the beginning of the book because the main character was not super likeable and the plot seemed far fetched. About halfway through the book the story began to grow on me. 3.5 stars is more for the concept of the book and the important discussion it raises...not so much......more