Review by oduduima -- Mixed Blessings by J.M. Muse

[oduduima]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Mixed Blessings" by J.M. Muse.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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Racism has always been an integral part of our modern society, and this is one subject Mixed Blessings harps on. J.M. Muse opens the story with Kimberly, a biracial teenager. With a Jewish American mother and a Mexican mother, Kimberly is exposed to the realities of racism at a young age. The story later moves on to Honorable Minister Kublai Khan, a wealthy man who advocates the supremacy of the black man, and later establishes his church, the House of Jerimiah.

The book is very immersive and easily grows on you. The mix of racism and religion is very apt. The animosity between Minister Kublai Khan and Pastor Dalton, who champions the cause of the whites and Christians, is very interesting. It effectively mirrors real-world realities where people use religion to promote racist propaganda.

The plot of the book is very interesting, and this is a major plus for me. The acts the pastors undertook to promote their individual races were pretty extreme and interesting, all at the same time. Also, the author’s vocabulary is rich and keeps you occupied. I was exposed to a few new words while reading through this book. The chapters are also crafted to be short, which makes the story easy to keep up with.

However, I found the unnecessary eroticism in the book rather upsetting. The agenda behind the whole act it the more vulgar. The author speaks of the coalition between Kublai Khan and Hung Suk, leader of the World Energy Church, which is predominantly Korean. They later form a synergy where Hung Suk grooms Asian ladies and Khan trains black men. The deal is to encourage copulation among them to breed a whole new “race”. The House of Jeremiah is later built to include an Islamic mosque, a birth centre, and an arena where black men are groomed to later impregnate the Asian sisters. I found this totally out of tandem with the theme of the book. Also, I feel Kimberly’s character was not done justice. I feel that the character should have been more prominent, as her racial struggle was more real.

In general, this is a good story. It was well edited, which gave it a smooth read. I discovered no significant typographical error, which really made it enjoyable. I rate the book 3 out of 4 stars. I should have given it 4 stars but for the unnecessary eroticism and vulgarity in the book. I recommend this book to every mature reader that loves a racial struggle story.

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