Books about the Vietnam War – Equal Opportunity Reader

[REVIEW] The Colored Museum, by George C Wolfe

The colorful cover of the play The Colored Museum, depicting a Black woman in a headscarf stirring a cauldron, is held u in the aisle of a busy commercial flight. Sorry to my fellow passengers.

(Buy this book ethically at Bookshop!) About 3 minutes read time A hostess on the Middle Passage gives grim travel instructions. A Vietnam vet recounts how he helped his fellow soldiers reconcile with their futures. A drunk, impassioned drag queen tells it like it is, and still remains. An upwardly mobile Black man comes faceContinue reading “[REVIEW] The Colored Museum, by George C Wolfe”

[REVIEW] On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong

(Buy it HERE.) “Who will be lost in the story we tell ourselves? Who will be lost in ourselves?” This is a messy book. There’s a lot going on between its covers–PTSD, emerging sexuality, poverty, war, immigration, mental illness, class, race, abuse, art, gender performance. There’s a lot going on, but it all seems toContinue reading “[REVIEW] On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong”