tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post2099006108802458188..comments2024-01-13T21:31:23.388-05:00Comments on Reading While White: Reviewing While White: Unidentified Suburban ObjectReading While Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07807138877345669931noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-89963889647066658542016-05-06T14:48:00.294-04:002016-05-06T14:48:00.294-04:00Just finished it. If it wasn't by Mike Jung, w...Just finished it. If it wasn't by Mike Jung, who I've come to know through WNDB, I don't think I would have read it based on the cover. I want to think about that now that I finished. There are some things I really like about the story and some things I love. I want to think. It is one of those books that I want to think about. Debbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-54949553958400801652016-04-07T14:11:05.588-04:002016-04-07T14:11:05.588-04:00I agree, Nina. I thought it worked so well as a wa...I agree, Nina. I thought it worked so well as a way to examine the way race is so often viewed from within White communities as about the "outsider" or "other."Megan Schliesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014338325346040998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-84670887341320540092016-04-07T09:51:39.533-04:002016-04-07T09:51:39.533-04:00Debra, I agree it sounds disturbing on the surface...Debra, I agree it sounds disturbing on the surface (which could be a reason, in fact, for not exposing the twist on the outside or marketing matter). Have you read the book? I was very impressed at how he uses this device to further expose racism.Nina Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363775984160309811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-5883302000888683952016-04-07T09:38:16.958-04:002016-04-07T09:38:16.958-04:00Follow-up re cover: There is a discussion in the b...Follow-up re cover: There is a discussion in the book of book covers, inviting critical thinking on this very subject! So good in many ways. (And I get the fish reference on the cover now:)Megan Schliesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014338325346040998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-26242013522632431632016-04-06T13:50:27.577-04:002016-04-06T13:50:27.577-04:00There is something disturbing in a twist that turn...There is something disturbing in a twist that turns a Korean girl into an alien.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570236475916110458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-185877250765114122016-04-05T19:28:19.081-04:002016-04-05T19:28:19.081-04:00I had the exact same thought/question, Megan! I w...I had the exact same thought/question, Megan! I will bring it up with my 6th-graders and see what they think.<br />I cannot WAIT to read this...Allie Jane Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322238221808680397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-88172526765290764692016-04-05T18:40:59.667-04:002016-04-05T18:40:59.667-04:00I meant to add context to my comments re cover: I ...I meant to add context to my comments re cover: I was also thinking about the issue of whitewashing, or in this case rendering the content invisible on the cover. I have yet to read the book but am eager to (it's in my bag!). But I wonder how much that was or wasn't a discussion or thought process for the designer, especially given that this sounds like a singular and successful look at modes of racism . This isn't a right or wrong for me in this case re the cover (at least not at this point without having read it ) , I'm just curious. Megan Schliesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014338325346040998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-83110968474805519352016-04-05T16:52:36.469-04:002016-04-05T16:52:36.469-04:00I was not imagining the cover to look like this--i...I was not imagining the cover to look like this--interesting! It reflects the humorous tone but doesn't give anything away, including what sounds like substantial content. Megan Schliesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014338325346040998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-90567118477975926492016-04-05T09:57:15.032-04:002016-04-05T09:57:15.032-04:00This is one I have to get my hands on; all the mor...This is one I have to get my hands on; all the more so after this review.Sam Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225131033978509934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-13474212464478169802016-04-05T05:13:26.820-04:002016-04-05T05:13:26.820-04:00I really enjoyed this title. The twist was clever,...I really enjoyed this title. The twist was clever, but even before that I liked the way Jung had hChloe having to navigate her own world and determine whether she was assuming that she was being stereotyped or not. Felt so real and complex. Impressed too with Chloe's voice, Jung captures it really well. And agree --- it is quite funny in spots. Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.com