A jarring, alluring and magnanimous compilation of think pieces that penetrate the mind and reverberate deeply throughout the soul. From Perception’s outset, Griffin unapologetically confronts uncomfortable constructs like race, racism, social stratification, religion, and sexuality and challenges the reader to use metacognition as a tool for self-evaluation, reconciliation, and holistic growth. Griffin uses a sophisticated, fearless, and unbounded approach to seamlessly weave together and deconstruct topics like freedom, love, suppression, oppression, and depression as well. The book does a phenomenal job highlighting how in-depth personal ideologies and knowledge impact the way individuals navigate the world as well as how their emotions manifest throughout divergent parts of their journeys. In the book, Griffin often cautions readers about life’s frailties and uncertainties and encourages them to develop empathy and humility toward themselves and others for the betterment of society. His uncanny literary methodology creates a perfect storm of illusion and disillusionment for readers to grapple with as they digest the sobering juxtapositions of emancipation, discrimination, and racial injustice in twenty-first century America. These troubling truths yet refreshing realities are sure to evoke a combination of inner turmoil and remorse, social and spiritual connectedness, personal stewardship, and revelation: a robust call to action for psychological transformation. Metaphorically, the book Perception is the type of thrill-seeking emotional roller-coaster ride that will not only leave you reeling emphatically with incalculable plot twisting curiosity, it will literally alter your perceptions, hearts, mindsets, and dispositions as well.