User talk:Ksembly2/sandbox

User talk:Ksembly2/sandbox

Peer Review:

For the section on context and historical background i think its very important to talk about this book in the context of the debate over what category mixed race people should pick on the Census since that provides a very important context for the Post-Soul conversation Danzy Senna is entering with her novel. I also think it would be worthwhile to mention that this book has been classified as a Post-Soul novel (and you can link to our article of the Post-Soul Era instead of including a full definition of the term).

In the section on language as a theme (i think it was part of the stub) the writer references their own opinion about how to interpret Birdie and Cole's use of Elemeno and as a wiki article it would be better for them to not give their own interpretation of the work. Also the whole Themes section could probably use more citations although I know much of the information is coming from the book itself.

Generally, i would recommend taking out the big chunks of quotes from the book (like in the summary of part 3 where you have one big quote about Birdie being angry at her dad, i think just saying she was angry is enough).

I really liked your use of the theme invisibility an disappearance. I think you could expand on this to talk about the moments when Birdie and/or Cole and/or their father become hyper-visible due to their identities (like the scene with Birdie and her dad at the park). I also think it would be interesting to do a short section on the theme of Paranoia and talk a bit about the historical context of the fear of many radical Black activists in a Post-Civil Rights Era (like how we never know if Birdie's mom is really being chased by the FBI).

I also really like the balance to the critical reception section, and I i think your edits to the character list are all for the best.

It seems like a really well fleshed out Wikipedia entry. Nice job! -Chioma