I was provided an Advance Reader Copy of Mediocre free of charge in exchange for an honest review through NetGalley.

Ijeoma Oluo is quickly becoming one of my favorite non-fiction authors. Right up there with her sister-in-law, Lindy West. Honestly can I just be a part of their family? When I saw that Ms. Oluo was releasing a new book in December, I was hyped. I read So You Want to Talk About Race earlier this year and found her prose just as refreshing and accessible as her Instagram posts. When I came across it listed as Read Now on NetGalley, I screamed.
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America, focuses on the enduring role and impact of the angry white male in American history. The amount of scholarly research that went into this book is clear. Each chapter takes us through a facet of the angry white male, citing historical and contemporary examples, while providing sharp and incisive commentary and analysis. Ms. Oluo also establishes a nonpartisan framework, while also making her values and lived experience clear. Basically, the author read the minds of the angry white males in my life, reveals their thought processes and motivations, connects these to the white supremacist capitalist systems of America, and systematically refutes each point, all while offering us hope and a way forward.
During my read of this book, I found out that the author's house had been burned down in the West coast wildfires. I would highly recommend that you pre-order this book, not only due to its quality content, but also to support Ijeoma Oluo on a personal level.