... an eminently readable, tailored essay collection.

... an important examination of race in the US.

Of Color is driven by a relentless question: what to do with the life a person of color has, which is also one that is happening to him?.

Bolina’s essays don’t betray...weariness, but one may hear forbearance, tolerance—and from his tone I conclude that he believes we have the potential for broader understanding. The essays comprise responses, long articulated by Bolina (or so I imagine), that seem to have required concision and patience as well as some reconsideration on his part. As a result, these companionable essays squeeze one’s arm with the firm, fraternal pressure of a trustworthy adviser..

Bolina’s gift for seeing diverse viewpoints resurfaces in later essays.