Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Soul on Ice
Book Review: at least he's honest
Summary: 1 Stars
I'll say this about Eldridge Cleaver. He hates you to your face. He makes no bones about it. He thinks black men going out and raping white women is a good thing. At least with a guy like that you know were you stand.
If the rest of our politicians and so-called leaders were this honest we wouldn't be in the racial mess we're in now.
Book Review: A turning point
Summary: 5 Stars
This book, which is pure genius, is an insight to what it meant to be a black man in turbulent times. It speaks truly on all matters. I do not believe in everything said in the novel, put is a perfect snapshot of an era. A MUST READ!Book Review: a savage, frank treatise
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is actually somewhere closer to three and a half stars. It may even move up to four upon a second reading. It is a harsh book that is difficult to accept at times. The homophobia and sexism can be usettling. Of course, one must understand where Cleaver was coming from. The rascism is easier to understand in that light. And it should be noted that a lot of the anger and bitterness began to wane in later years. Cleaver seems to have undergone a spirtual transformation similar to that of Malcom X. This remains an important book from the 60s. It is critical for Americans both black and white (and yellow, brown and red as well) to read books like this to try to understand the horrors that have underscored this nations evolution. Cleaver, overcame tremendous obstacles to achieve this degree of success.Book Review: Stands the test of time
Summary: 5 Stars
I've spent the last thirty-two years being reminded of the brutal honesty and truth of much of this classical work on race, sex, and poverty by Eldridge Cleaver. I was honestly shocked by some of the sexual/racial ideas it contains the first time I read it in 1968, and decided to try it again to see if my present understanding of and assumptions about America now render this work moot- or affirm it.Not surprisingly, as much as I'd like to confirm or refute this work, the jury still won't come in and remains out. You should read this book if you've thought deeply about the "why" of our race problem in America, our prison problem in America, or the psychology of gender. You really owe this one to your real-world educational and intellectual development, whether you agree with it, or like it, or not. It will challenge, frustrate, and in the end, inspire you to look deeper. Great achievement; makes you wonder what extraordinary things never surfaced from inside this man's mind.
A must-read from the 20th century.
Book Review: Best realistic inside look into the black male experience
Summary: 5 Stars
This book was the best inside look at the black male experience since Ellison's "Invisible Man" Cleaver cuts no corners, spares not feelings, and takes no prisoners. The book should be required reading for every African-Americans studies program in America, and every African-American Literature course in America. Cleaver is an excellent writer that proves that you don't have a PhD. to be an intelligent, articulate, person. Cleaver has knowledge he gained from school of hard knocks and the school of life. Like Malcolm X, Cleaver had to fall in order to get up and become a man!!!!!