Crystal Blanton

An important topic. As with most anthologies I've read, some sections were good, some lackluster.

I wish the authors/editor used footnotes/endnotes because in-line citations made some essays extremely difficult to read. One essay I had to bow out of because in-line citations inside of nested parenthetical thoughts spanning multiple pages made it impossible to follow. A reader shouldn't have to map out a paragraph on a separate piece of paper like a mathematical equation to understand it.

I was impressed with the range of identities and perspectives throughout the essay collection, especially since many of the authors were willing to share their personal experiences, which helped ground a lot of the ideas discussed.… (lisätietoja)