Those Times White Authors Exploited Marginalized People (8 books)

this is a list of books where white authors are writing about cultures/themes that are not their own

disclaimer: being on this list doesn't necessarily mean these books are terrible... it just is what it is

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1	The Hand, the Eye and the Heart by Zoë Marriott (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 856 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Traitor's Kiss (The Traitor's Circle, #1) by Erin Beaty (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 17,109 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Bird and the Blade by Megan Bannen (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 4,438 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 683 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) by Alwyn Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 66,323 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Tiger's Curse (The Tiger Saga, #1) by Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 67,257 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	American Heart by Laura Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 989 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,010,389 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

8 books · 1 voter · list created April 13th, 2019 by julianna ➹ (votes) .

Tags: not-diverse, not-poc, white-people

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message 1: by Sane (last edited Apr 17, 2019 09:24AM) (new)

Apr 17, 2019 09:24AM

This list is insane. They are allowed to write whatever they want. There is nothing wrong with writing about other cultures. You just hate white people.

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message 2: by julianna ➹ (new)

Apr 17, 2019 12:31PM

Sharon wrote: "This list is insane. They are allowed to write whatever they want. There is nothing wrong with writing about other cultures. You just hate white people."

I can make whatever Goodreads lists I want, then. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Actual readers belong to these cultures have stated that these books are harmful "representation." There's nothing wrong with writing about other cultures as long as it's tasteful, not harmful, and doesn't take away spots of authors of color.

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message 3: by sarah (last edited Oct 04, 2021 10:35AM) (new)

Oct 04, 2021 10:35AM

Sharon wrote: "This list is insane. They are allowed to write whatever they want. There is nothing wrong with writing about other cultures. You just hate white people."
Hello!
Yes, a white author can write about a culture/race/ethnicity that isn't their own, but this is for times when white authors insensitively depict non-white people.

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