"I understand what it is like to be in the great Denzel's shadow for twelve years because I'm white and you're black" (Williams-Garcia 31). Rita Williams-Garcia, a creative novelist, uniquely quoted this statement from Fast Talk on a Slow Track. Racial discrimination has been a concern that the entire world has faced with for ages, and it still continues on today. This is an issue that places a great deal of pressure on many people but especially young adults. Fast Talk on a Slow Track by Rita Williams-Garcia is an exceptionally truthful book dealing with an African-American college student, who has strong expectations from his family, trying to cope with the crucial issues of pressure, race, friendship, identity, and failure. Social aspects of Queens, New York, the struggles of a young African-American trying to pursue a hopeful future, and communicating to parents one's struggles makes for a well-written novel...