Nonfiction Book Review: Black Nerd Problems: Essays by William Evans and Omar Holmon. Gallery, $27 (304p) ISBN 978-1-982150-23-5
Bookshop Evans and Holmon, cofounders of the website Black Nerd Problems, bring their pop culture criticism to this wide-ranging, compulsively readable debut collection. Touching on such topics as the hidden depths of boxing-inspired anime Hajime no Ippo, the irony of Hamiltonâs steep ticket prices, and Game of Thronesâs one Black character, Evans and Holman are often hilarious ( The Lion Kingâs âSimba... is straight up landfill. Trash. Rubbageâ) and always original. In addition to straightforward essays, some entries come in the form of high-octane, joyful ...
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