Native Son by Richard Wright| A Book Talk

[@judybernstein8209]

Nice review. Like your take. Life changing book!

[@joseph1981]

One of the few school assigned books that I've actually enjoyed. Great review and summary.

[@rw6617]

Love you for reading hard books and having hard conversations to spread the gospel 💗 need more people like you Dev 🙏

[@melissamybubbles6139]

Thank you. This seems like it could help me understand what people went through on a visceral level.

[@TheUndertowWithJoe]

What up Dev, appreciate the education. This book sounds beyond deep and right up my alley. It was also during the Great Depression and a time just after Black Wall StreetS and similar communities across the US were destroyed and sooo much. We were blamed with extreme prejudice and preyed upon, obviously. Bro, thank you for this. ✊🏾

[@DevKThrillz]

You’re gonna love this book. A lot of people hated it, stating that Bigger Thomas was misleading to white people in the 40s when this book came out - which makes sense . You watch his moral compass decrease as he goes deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole bro. Let me know what you think.

[@bakundaivan632]

My introduction to african american literature.Great review

[@DevKThrillz]

Thank you ! This book talk was such a hit that I’ve decided to do a series I like to call “7 days of Juneteenth” where Il be highlighting other compelling stories written by black authors both past and present - hope to see you in the comments section this June to discuss!

[@themusicsnob]

Great review! I have picked this book up about three separate times and put it down because I was having trouble understanding Bigger’s motivation. I am really excited to pick it up again soon, and think about it more from the perspective of that time period for a black man. You made such a great point that historically just the act of speaking openly about racism, misogyny, homophobia, and classism has really shifted since 1930. So much has changed in terms of social norms and beliefs. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@jennyfeckler5142]

The edition I have has a great introduction by Richard Wright, which also takes a deeper look on the motivations. I hope you get the chance to read the full story. It’s an amazing book. Good luck.

[@echock1989]

Thanks for the rec! I somehow managed to miss this one when I was in high school

[@DevKThrillz]

My Chicago friends always tell me they read it in highschool. Maybe just for the city it took place in it was taught . Honestly I wish it was taught everywhere just like the catcher in the the rye. Did you read that in highschool ??? Another book I do wanna review for sure

[@echock1989]

@@DevKThrillz both of them were assigned for the default track in my school but not the honors track, which I remember finding a bit strange

[@Bibliofilth]

Great review (and impressive dancing around spoilers). Books like this are so important to read now to understand what people mean when they say "systematic/structural" racism - understanding history helps give context as to what these systems are and how they still exist today.

[@andreawalker8343]

Great video. One mistake though: women got the right to vote in 1920. One of the most profound messages I got from reading it is how as a white ally, you still have to understand that your existence can be dangerous to POC if you’re not careful.

[@jaebird3077]

Amazing quality so early into your channel. Loved the dive into the writing. We can look at writing like this and be reminded the if we lift those who are down in our society we lift our whole society. I think the rage you talk about comes from suffering or fear or both. Seems like a way to cope. Its sad to think people push and hurt people until they feel they have to lash out. Now days I wonder if anger is the only way to be heard.

[@DevKThrillz]

Interesting point James ! While I don’t think this kind of thought process exists as much as it has to I thought it was important to bring light to this particular novel . Bigger Thomas was in fear for his life when he accidentally killed his boss’ daughter. Thank you for watching ! 💕 more conversations and deeper thought to come by friend .

[@jaebird3077]

@@DevKThrillz very Interesting I'll have to read it and really see what it's all about I need some good reads

[@tarareads23]

It makes you think what our ancestors went through back in the day. We go through a lot now but I can’t imagine what they went through. I really don’t think I could have made it. I really don’t. And it’s sad to say that. But I’m glad my ancestors made it through though. One day I’ll read this. Thank you for the review!

[@DevKThrillz]

It’s good to have a grasp and understanding of the past - I think you’ll like this book. I will say that you won’t like the main character once he gets the ball rolling in his head and starts getting deeper into the plot

[@tarareads23]

DevK Thrillz Thanks for the heads up.

[@BookishTexan]

This is a hard book to review without spoilers. Have you read _Invisible Man_ by Ellison? I think that book and _Native Son_ are great companion reads. Very different books, writing styles, etc. but both covering alot of the same ground. Great video.

[@DevKThrillz]

Il have to add that one to my TBR list , I’ve read The Invisible Man by HG Wells though 😅. This book was really hard to talk about . I didn’t want to give away the big spoilers (ie: the coal burning fire thingy in the basement part of the book if ya know what I mean )

[@HipHop226]

Classic! Black Boy by Richard Wright is great also. Pick-up Ralph Ellison “Invisible Man” it is the greatest book ever

[@DevKThrillz]

I will for sure ! Thank you

[@sarbjeetrehil8349]

Really enjoyed this video!! Thank you for the review! :)

[@DevKThrillz]

Thanks! New Video goes up today & a channel update video going up later this week ! You won’t wanna miss it :)) LIKE COMMENT SUBSCRIBE 🙃🙃🙃 and all that jazzz

[@ThatsSoPoe]

Oh, I just heard Tori @ Tori Morrow recommend this! It does sound like a really awesome classic with some fascinating themes. Definitely on my list!

[@WilliamThompson-iw6tg]

Why can't he break free from the 'cognitive dissonance' as you call it. The rage is not having a choice in the decisions he makes. Things happen to him and he's forced to act in an effort to preserve life, but his fate is already written. To me, that was a very depressing part of the book, it made me feel hopeless about my own disposition.

[@KierTheScrivener]

I appreciated this review. I have only ever heard the name and didn't know the plot ar all. I will definitely be picking it up. We can do a lot with knowledge. Whether it is relevant to you or not. 👏👏👏

[@DevKThrillz]

Thank you! I appreciate that. I felt like I couldn’t give away too much but bassically along with the thriller aspect of this book we have an insight as to how Biggers oppression drove him to act in fear . Not saying that anyone today would or feels the same (some do, and for their own personal experiences) , but it gives another perspective of just how far this goes into our history and how deep. thank you so much for commenting and I hope we can have further discussions in the future ! I’ve got some fun stuff planned !

[@KierTheScrivener]

@@DevKThrillz thanks for giving me information. I love that. There's nothing I like better than discussion 😁

[@DevKThrillz]

Kier The Scrivener im so grateful to have you guys here commenting on my videos , seriously, I’m here for this 🤙🏾💕