The biggest thing against them was the mating age, having to wear their 'coating' (I'm not sure if that was a law or anything) and getting rude remarks from black people. How was she being oppressed? Well as far as I can tell, white people were well-fed, had their own places, had jobs etc.

But then it gets worse when because there doesn't seem to be any indication that slavery or the Civil Rights Movement ever happened. She felt more violated than if she'd been raped.Īnd on and on it goes. He said he only wanted to see my white skin shine.' Tossed from Coal to Coal, in fear, she whines, Songs about black men raping a white girl: Coals, she figured by their careless, drunken laughter.' 'All of a sudden, she heard two men behind her. 'She suspected that each and every Coal passerby wanted to hurt her.' >._>Įvery black person in the world is out to get white people: I will most likely address a few statements made by Foyt about her novel as it pertains to Revealing Eden.Ĥ. Because Foyt made a statement that not many African-Americans had read her book. I went into this book knowing I would probably dislike it.

There are a few things you should know before reading this review:Ģ. From the dialogue to the characters to the plot, it was very badly written. Even with the obvious racism aside, the Revealing Eden is simply not good. It was like taking a spork to your eye, but then it breaks leaving you with only the handle to carry out your dark deed. I couldn't even stomach more that a few pages at a time. To say Revealing Eden is offensive is such a massive understatement. Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you failed.

Victoria Fyot (Judging A Book By Its Cover Gives Birth To Racism) 'I believe that anyone who reads the novel will understand its strong stance against racism.'

Revealing Eden by Victoria Foyt