Review of Mixed Blessings
Posted: 26 Dec 2021, 07:32
[Following is a volunteer review of "Mixed Blessings" by J.M. Muse.]
There has been long-time discrimination against the black population. To this day, the white population oppresses, discriminates against, and even enslaves the black population. The book, Mixed Blessings, by J.M. Muse, takes us on a journey through the lives of people facing racism and fighting over it. The book creates an awareness of the racism that is happening within American society. It points out the variety of backgrounds and cultures that have different views on how people see race. Among those who don't know what racism entails, this book provides an opportunity for people to understand what racism means and how it impacts people.
The book begins with the story of Kimberly, who is the child of a Mexican father and a Jewish mother. She struggles as a result of these two races she inherited from her parents and tries to find contentment through love. The book didn't end with the story of Kimberly, but eventually introduced the main character of the book, Kublai Khan, who was a minister in his church, the House of Jeremiah, which primarily consisted of African Americans. Khan is determined to make changes that will allow mixed-race people to become the majority in the country. In order for this to work, he makes a huge plan to allow black men in his house to impregnate many Asian women in order to produce a mixed race. This plan, however, is simply opposed by white supremacist Reverend Tucker Dalton, who does everything in his power to thwart Khan's plan, including using violent methods. Who will succeed between Khan and Tucker? On reading this book, we would get to find out.
The author's writing style of separating two sides of a story is something I admire. His technique made it appear that Kimberly was the major character in the novel at the start, but it turned out that Khan was the protagonist. This book also serves as a source of knowledge. For example, through Khan's plan of increasing mixed races, I got to learn how blacks can dominate whites. As a member of the black race, I agree with this philosophy. I would undoubtedly enforce this worldview if I had the power and influence to do so. Finally, the conflict between Tucker and Khan is one of my favorite aspects of the novel. Tucker represents the white people, while Khan represents the black people. I like how both characters battle for their race within society.
What I dislike about this book is how it portrays pastors as immoral beings who clearly do evil in order to achieve what they desire. Pastors aren't meant to be so. They are meant to be calm and follow the way of God. But in this book, they turn out to be the opposite. Secondly, I dislike the part where Kimberly and Khan go and come in different chapters. This disrupts the flow of the story, and I find it difficult to connect them together. It was only after several chapters of the book that I was able to connect the two different sides of the stories.
The book is well edited and has no errors. It is entertaining and filled with amazing suspenders that one couldn't expect. The way the chapters are divided makes it easy for the reader to comprehend and find interesting. As a result, I will rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The only reason I deducted one star is because of the negative side of the book I earlier mentioned. I recommend this book to readers who wish to learn more about the racism happening in American society. However, I do not recommend this book for children because it contains sexual content.
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Mixed Blessings
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There has been long-time discrimination against the black population. To this day, the white population oppresses, discriminates against, and even enslaves the black population. The book, Mixed Blessings, by J.M. Muse, takes us on a journey through the lives of people facing racism and fighting over it. The book creates an awareness of the racism that is happening within American society. It points out the variety of backgrounds and cultures that have different views on how people see race. Among those who don't know what racism entails, this book provides an opportunity for people to understand what racism means and how it impacts people.
The book begins with the story of Kimberly, who is the child of a Mexican father and a Jewish mother. She struggles as a result of these two races she inherited from her parents and tries to find contentment through love. The book didn't end with the story of Kimberly, but eventually introduced the main character of the book, Kublai Khan, who was a minister in his church, the House of Jeremiah, which primarily consisted of African Americans. Khan is determined to make changes that will allow mixed-race people to become the majority in the country. In order for this to work, he makes a huge plan to allow black men in his house to impregnate many Asian women in order to produce a mixed race. This plan, however, is simply opposed by white supremacist Reverend Tucker Dalton, who does everything in his power to thwart Khan's plan, including using violent methods. Who will succeed between Khan and Tucker? On reading this book, we would get to find out.
The author's writing style of separating two sides of a story is something I admire. His technique made it appear that Kimberly was the major character in the novel at the start, but it turned out that Khan was the protagonist. This book also serves as a source of knowledge. For example, through Khan's plan of increasing mixed races, I got to learn how blacks can dominate whites. As a member of the black race, I agree with this philosophy. I would undoubtedly enforce this worldview if I had the power and influence to do so. Finally, the conflict between Tucker and Khan is one of my favorite aspects of the novel. Tucker represents the white people, while Khan represents the black people. I like how both characters battle for their race within society.
What I dislike about this book is how it portrays pastors as immoral beings who clearly do evil in order to achieve what they desire. Pastors aren't meant to be so. They are meant to be calm and follow the way of God. But in this book, they turn out to be the opposite. Secondly, I dislike the part where Kimberly and Khan go and come in different chapters. This disrupts the flow of the story, and I find it difficult to connect them together. It was only after several chapters of the book that I was able to connect the two different sides of the stories.
The book is well edited and has no errors. It is entertaining and filled with amazing suspenders that one couldn't expect. The way the chapters are divided makes it easy for the reader to comprehend and find interesting. As a result, I will rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The only reason I deducted one star is because of the negative side of the book I earlier mentioned. I recommend this book to readers who wish to learn more about the racism happening in American society. However, I do not recommend this book for children because it contains sexual content.
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Mixed Blessings
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon