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A review by thistle_and_verse
The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
4.0
The last chapter was mostly what I was reading for and what I was most moved by. I think the idea of restorying and fan fiction as correction for deficits in current media is a really interesting idea, and I hope Thomas writes a follow-up book about it. Thomas introduced me to many new frameworks for analysis and theorizing, but some of the big conclusions she made were things I felt like I already knew from personal observation. I think I most benefitted from the book as academic validation, general enjoyment of Thomas' story and how her field of study ties into her life, and Thomas' analysis of more singular moments within the movies/ books she discussed. It was very gratifying to see her cite people like Moya Bailey and Cashawn Thompson.