These letters and journal entries ritten by men of color, in the simplist form, offer us the hope we need to tell our own stories. Stories of failure and success, of love kept and love loss. It show the diversity that exist among men of color, while rejection the myth that we are unable to express ourselves.Blanchard, Shelton, Mims-Goodman and Company should be praised for this gathering of Black men that have spoken so profoundly through the written word on the lives of ordinary Black men. They take us from the hood to academia, to struggles with our sexuality, to the prison world, to our relationships with others, even our grandmothers.Using several different styles of writing, from first person to narrative, comedy and tradegy, Paper-Thin Soul-Deep is a must read!