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plusverb's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
saratonin_stories's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Brown’s words felt familiar, like she put words and perspective mirroring my own experiences from a different lens. The stretching of boundaries/the hope/the fight for justice in college, to the stifling structures that co-opt/put the same white supremacist bones in different progressive clothes, and the perspective on the white church, felt reminiscent of my own experiences.
While I got to learn about the joy and freedom of finding your place in community, see a new perspective of church in the Black church, and ways to frame all the emotions that come along either living in a white supremacist nation.
Browns demands and expectations for love put into words the way I’ve felt about the emptiness behind efforts that failed to impact systemic change. While her reframing of hope feels life changing.
While I got to learn about the joy and freedom of finding your place in community, see a new perspective of church in the Black church, and ways to frame all the emotions that come along either living in a white supremacist nation.
Browns demands and expectations for love put into words the way I’ve felt about the emptiness behind efforts that failed to impact systemic change. While her reframing of hope feels life changing.
medievalsnail's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
dbluminberg's review against another edition
3.0
A Black woman’s memoir where she explores her life along the intersection of race, gender and Christianity. I enjoyed the first half of the book; the second half veered too much into religious aspects. Some good and important observations on race and the white gaze. I was particularly taken with how the term ‘racist’ offends nice white people, but Klan members, people making up lynch mobs, church bombers, all had/have family members, friends, are members of communities, can be well dressed and well liked. The racist monster isn’t all that different from most people.
jbonikowsky's review against another edition
An absolute must-read. She writes with tremendous grace and accessibility, while also not letting white people off the hook for one second. The chapter, "Nice White People" was especially convicting. "But I am not a priest for the white soul."