Skin Deep
 

Skin Deep

by Christopher Golden

"A girl is dead, and one of your best friends got his head cracked with a shovel, because some white guy didn't want to see them kiss."
When Jenna and Damon first began dating, neither worried too much about the other's skin color. After all, Somerset is a pretty liberal college environment. But when a black couple is attacked by a white man on campus, race relations become cause... (read more)

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GwynethBolton
  • Rated 4 stars

Nice collection for understanding the black/white dichotomy as it is complicated by gender without reifying it...

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Salsabrarian
  • Rated 2 stars

*SPOILER* Narrated by Julie Dretzin. A series of race-based attacks and murders have been terrorizing Jenna's college campus. The tension permeatse the campus and affects Jenna's own interracial romance with Damon, her black boyfriend. Jenna is determined to help uncover the killer, which disturbs Damon. Turns out the killer has two physical conditions which allow him to change his skin color through mind control and flex the features of his face so no one can provide the police with an...

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