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Incognegro by Mat Johnson
5.0
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.