Good Talk

I didn't set out to, but I read this in one sitting. I think it's amazing.At base level, Jacob shows the impact politics have on our lives. Jacob describes facing judgment and rejection from other Indians (some of them relatives) due to her darker skin tone. She recalls being fetishized by men she's dated. She talks about ultimately marrying a white Jewish man, and her relationship with his parents, especially regarding the 2016 presidential election.Jacob also discusses what it's like to write and publish as a person of color (hint: not great). She remembers all the times she's kept her mouth shut. Other times she carefully phrases responses, trying not to offend someone in pointing out that they are being offensive. Time and again she is expected to jump through hoops coddling people who don't get it, at least in part because they've never tried.Good Talk holds a lot of feeling and pain and uncertainty, reminding me at times of both [b:Fun Home 26135825 Fun Home A Family Tragicomic Alison Bechdel https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440097020s/26135825.jpg 911368] and [b:March 17346698 March Book One (March, #1) John Lewis https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360539808s/17346698.jpg 24086771]. This book is timely and moving. It is beautiful and important. Jacob centers big questions asked by little people, asking us how best to answer.