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A review by shereadytoread
The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R. Means Coleman, Mark H. Harris
funny
informative
reflective
4.0
I enjoyed this book a lot but not as much as I wished. It is an entry level/introductory text so if you don't have a large foundation of information about black cinema or horror cinema, this is probably the perfect book for you. As someone that has read a lot about horror and film history, this didn't have a ton of new information.
One strength if you enjoy a more personable tone in nonfiction is that this book uses a lot of humor and jokes throughout. It presents the information in an easy to digest way that has a lot of "listicle" sections to break up the larger chapters. I did really enjoy a few of those and they were typically very humorous.
Having read works by both of the authors separately, you can really see each of their influence in the text. Some of the humor did not land for me, but I think it can be a great draw if you are not a heavy nonfiction reader.
This is a great delve into the history of black representation in cinema, stereotypes of black characters, evolution of focus in black horror over the 20th and 21st century.
One strength if you enjoy a more personable tone in nonfiction is that this book uses a lot of humor and jokes throughout. It presents the information in an easy to digest way that has a lot of "listicle" sections to break up the larger chapters. I did really enjoy a few of those and they were typically very humorous.
Having read works by both of the authors separately, you can really see each of their influence in the text. Some of the humor did not land for me, but I think it can be a great draw if you are not a heavy nonfiction reader.
This is a great delve into the history of black representation in cinema, stereotypes of black characters, evolution of focus in black horror over the 20th and 21st century.