ALL THE COLORS WE WILL SEE, by Patrice Gopo

This book is a collection of essays. They are part memoir and part spiritual reflections. The author, Patrice Gopo, is an immigrant's daughter, an Black Jamaican-American writer, and she was raised in Alaska. Her experiences have influenced her thinking and her writing of this book. Her essays have appeared in multiple publications, including CREATIVE NONFICTION, GULF COAST, FULL GROWN PURPLE, and CHRISTIANITY TODAY. Her writing has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She has received a reward for the North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship in Literature. ALL THE COLORS WE WILL SEE is Gopo's first book. The author spreads her content across three parts. Then she ends with Acknowledgements, Notes for her sources, and her author bio.

I have just finished the reading of this book. I did not expect that the title "All The Colors We Will See," referred to the author's experience of being a woman of color. In her book, she states that while she is black, she does not consider herself an African-American. And she does not capitalize Black. She refers to herself a black Jamaican-American. I got a feel for how Gopo experiences life not only as a woman of color, but as an immigrant. She discusses race relations and what it is like relating to her Caucasian friends. People like Gopo cannot take race relations for granted, so race is frequently addressed, as is often the case among people of color. As I review this book, Gopo lives in an area where the current Hurricane Florence is battering her home state. And she has been close to the tragic Charleston massacre where a White Supremacist murdered nine African-American worshipers.

I recommend this book especially for all Caucasians, especially Caucasian Christians. It provides a feel for what it must be to experience life as a person of color, and one who is also an immigrant. This book is an education. Minority readers will find that it echoes and validates their experiences.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for my honest review of it. I was not required to give a positive review of this book.