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Safran embarks on his investigation with all the preconceptions you‘d expect upon hearing that a white supremacist might have been murdered by a black man. He charged in with a bit of a white saviour mentality, to be honest. He thought he‘d EXPOSE INJUSTICE and FIX RACISM… and, of course, nothing of the sort came to pass. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/murder-in-mississippi-john-safran/

I have fallen down a John Safran hole recently. John realises that he had met and interviewed (and pranked) a white supremacist in Louisiana who was murdered by a black man. When it transpires that the man who committed the murder worked doing odd jobs for the victim and that the case included a sexual component and John has to investigate. An interesting true crime tale, investigating the role that race, sex and money had played in the murder.

Oops! I forgot to post yesterday. John Berendt‘s “frightening and hilarious” blurb has me intrigued.

#Prejudice
#150PnPCoverParty

This book was...interesting. John Safran is a “white Jewish Australian documentarian and humorist” and even mentions in the book that writing a book is not the same as filming a documentary. This is apparent in the book. I think part of my issue with the book was his writing style as well as how he approached Mississippi and its‘ citizens. I found myself wincing at many of his descriptions.

This is my pick for the @bookriot Read Harder Challenge- True Crime. I‘ve been struggling to get through it- I think it is the writing style more than anything. However, I can‘t get this passage out of my mind. I teach high school and I see so many students that this applies to. Would their lives be any different if they‘d had more support from home?

Loved reading this book. I'm much better reading John Safran than watching him. Watching him when he is so confrontational makes me uncomfortable. Even though I agree with him. Much easier for me to read him.

Op shop finds yesterday. Could not wait to get home to start the John Safran book. Thank you @MrsMalaprop for introducing him to me. I'm loving it. Would love to stay home today and just read! But have things to do. 😞 . Despite my huge TBR pile I just had to fit this one in now.

I love #TrueCrime but I found this one a little cringe-y. It's an interesting case, but the author's comedic take on the genre and odd fascination with American race relations (he is a white Australian) were off-putting. #RogueBookBingo