There’s so much there to unpack that I was completely stunned but also not surprised when I read the scene.Īnd that’s just his work life. The host offers him an African garb costume from her in-house museum-esque collection, and through a silly African dance and subsequent nudity when the costume falls off, he runs out of the house and into a promotion to the head of the diversity committee for community outreach. The narrator arrives at the party dressed as a normal lawyer, and discovers he must perform or be fired. The very first chapter describes a party in which the four black junior associates are being asked to be as stereotypically black as they can in order to earn a promotion. While I recognize that these books bring important truths into the world and allow black voices to be heard, if I’m reading fiction I cannot immerse myself in the evils that I am already drowning in every day in the real world.
We Cast a Shadow follows a young, black lawyer as he attempts to climb the corporate ladder while navigating the inherent racism in the system.
We Cast a Shadow is scheduled to release on 1-29-19.Īh yes, we have reached the first “did not finish” book of the year. We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin was provided to me by Random House Publishing Group via NetGalley as a digital review copy in advance of publication in return for an honest review.
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