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Incognegro
by Mat Johnson
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Incognegro A Graphic Mystery was well done. The black/white images are crisp, not busy and easy to understand. At first I was put off by the idea of black/white, but now I think it was perfect for this story. Book covers racism, lynching, sexism, and the idea of “passing” to be a fly on the wall to get justice. Book was entertaining, informative and all too real for the time period. The twists were shocking and I felt the friend was playing with fire. Don’t play with backwoods racist people. I was surprised to note the author, who appears white, has African ancestry and has twin sons-one that looks white and another that looks black. Check out the sequel, which is really a prequel-Incognegro Renaissance.