Review of Mixed Blessings
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Review of Mixed Blessings
[Following is a volunteer review of "Mixed Blessings" by J.M. Muse.]
Do you know that in the U.S., black workers are likely less than white workers to be employed in a job consistent with their level of education? Mixed Blessings by J.M. Muse is an engaging crime thriller novel based on racism.
Kim was born to a Jewish mother and a Mexican father. She had lived a proficient amount of her life with her mother, and after secondary school, she decided to visit her father in Juarez.
In Mexico, the minister of religion, Kublai Khan, was concerned about the daily decrease in the population of black people and decided that the most effective way to increase their number was by organizing a mass wedding between Asians and blacks.
When Kim arrived in Mexico, she was thrown into the reality of being mixed. Although her first experience was something she barely remembers, she could not get it off her chest that something had happened. She fell in love with Kublai’s driver and gave birth to a child. When the racism crusade started, her family was hurled into chaos. Her husband had to choose between her and his job.
This book made me remember one of Martin Luther King’s sayings on racism, which states that racism is a man’s greatest threat to another man, the maximum hatred for a minimum amount of reasons!
My favorite character in the book is Dalton. Although Dalton played the role of an opponent in the book, he has an absorbing personality, and I enjoyed his part because it added more content and excitement to the novel.
I appreciate Kublai’s determination to curb racism, but I must admit that his idea was ridiculous! Furthermore, I could not get the author’s description of racism off my chest. It felt surreal, and I wondered how black Americans have survived over the years. This book is an eye-opener to the racial prejudice we experience today, especially in the United States. From police brutality to discrimination! All these things included in the book are reasons why I love it.
Mixed Blessings was captivating at the beginning. However, I must say that it seems like the book lost its touch in the middle, which makes it uninteresting at some point. However, after reading downstream, the book regained its juiciness.
The book was exceptionally well-edited, and these factors contributed to my reason for rating this book 3 out of 4 stars. I recommend this book to teenagers and adults that have been affected by racism.
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Do you know that in the U.S., black workers are likely less than white workers to be employed in a job consistent with their level of education? Mixed Blessings by J.M. Muse is an engaging crime thriller novel based on racism.
Kim was born to a Jewish mother and a Mexican father. She had lived a proficient amount of her life with her mother, and after secondary school, she decided to visit her father in Juarez.
In Mexico, the minister of religion, Kublai Khan, was concerned about the daily decrease in the population of black people and decided that the most effective way to increase their number was by organizing a mass wedding between Asians and blacks.
When Kim arrived in Mexico, she was thrown into the reality of being mixed. Although her first experience was something she barely remembers, she could not get it off her chest that something had happened. She fell in love with Kublai’s driver and gave birth to a child. When the racism crusade started, her family was hurled into chaos. Her husband had to choose between her and his job.
This book made me remember one of Martin Luther King’s sayings on racism, which states that racism is a man’s greatest threat to another man, the maximum hatred for a minimum amount of reasons!
My favorite character in the book is Dalton. Although Dalton played the role of an opponent in the book, he has an absorbing personality, and I enjoyed his part because it added more content and excitement to the novel.
I appreciate Kublai’s determination to curb racism, but I must admit that his idea was ridiculous! Furthermore, I could not get the author’s description of racism off my chest. It felt surreal, and I wondered how black Americans have survived over the years. This book is an eye-opener to the racial prejudice we experience today, especially in the United States. From police brutality to discrimination! All these things included in the book are reasons why I love it.
Mixed Blessings was captivating at the beginning. However, I must say that it seems like the book lost its touch in the middle, which makes it uninteresting at some point. However, after reading downstream, the book regained its juiciness.
The book was exceptionally well-edited, and these factors contributed to my reason for rating this book 3 out of 4 stars. I recommend this book to teenagers and adults that have been affected by racism.
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I have never experienced racism but I have read a lot of book about it. I’ll like to know how Kim navigates through it all. Thanks for your review. It was insightful.
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This crime thriller novel is unique from the others with the same concept because it talks about racism. I want to know more about the story of Kim Thanks for your wonderful review.
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