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lageorge430's review against another edition
5.0
Another great book club book. Also touches on the intersections of faith and racism and feminism.
jryanlonas's review against another edition
4.0
Very much a needed rebuke, especially to evangelical churches and institutions that are unwilling to understand that "white" is not a synonym for "normal", let alone "good". I can see myself recommending this quick, honest read for a long time. Sometimes a book can go places in the heart that a conversation is not allowed to at first.
ohthatmomglow's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
"...I am grateful for my ancestor's struggle and their survival, but I am not impressed with America's progress...I feel no need to pat America on the back for these "acheivements". this is how it always should have been."
This book is a bit too faith-based for my current level of discomfort with organized religion, however it is still powerful and real and raw and important.
This book is a bit too faith-based for my current level of discomfort with organized religion, however it is still powerful and real and raw and important.
lydiawhite_'s review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
5.0
I listened to this and it was narrated by the author which is always a treat. It was only 4 hours (3 hours on increased speed) long but i felt like i got so much out of the book. It was very moving and really challenges the reader. I think this is such a good read to recommend for anyone in the Christian church as the author is a Christian and speaks of navigating her experiences with racism while still loving the church. As someone with Christian family members, i will be recommending this to all of them. Please read this.
“Doing nothing is no longer an option for me.”
“Doing nothing is no longer an option for me.”
itsessbee's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I wish this book had been published when I was part of a church.
juliaconsiglio's review against another edition
5.0
I discovered this book through Reese’s Book Club and I am so glad I did! Highly recommend! This is a must read!
allieeveryday's review against another edition
3.0
A very quick little book that packs some big wallops. I have done a lot of learning about the work of anti-racism in the last few years, but never from this particular perspective (from a Black author within the community church). I definitely think the strongest parts are about Channing Brown's childhood, the lessons she takes from her parents and cousin about her own Blackness, and how her faith and work is affected by white people within her church and community spaces. I really appreciated the bluntness of her descriptions of walking through her day as an organizer, the microaggressions she experiences and what meaning she takes away from each of those interactions, and how those messages wear down her spirit. And of course, conversations within the church about white feelings/fragility, reparations, and whether or not it's realistic for the Black community to have hope for a better future.
(In glancing through reviews of this book, it seems there's still a lot of learning that we white people need to do in order to make hope a realistic outcome from these conversations.)
I think this is a great companion to similar anti-racism books, as Channing Brown includes a breadth of topics but doesn't particularly delve too deeply. So You Want to Talk About Race and White Fragility are good starter books for some of those topics, and White Awake was decent at looking at the evangelical church through a white lens (though note that the latter two books are written by white authors).
The audio was read by the author, and it was excellent. 3.5 stars.
(In glancing through reviews of this book, it seems there's still a lot of learning that we white people need to do in order to make hope a realistic outcome from these conversations.)
I think this is a great companion to similar anti-racism books, as Channing Brown includes a breadth of topics but doesn't particularly delve too deeply. So You Want to Talk About Race and White Fragility are good starter books for some of those topics, and White Awake was decent at looking at the evangelical church through a white lens (though note that the latter two books are written by white authors).
The audio was read by the author, and it was excellent. 3.5 stars.
stuartjrodriguez's review against another edition
5.0
A vital read, especially for white folks; Austin Channing Brown is an charming and engaging writer who pulls absolutely zero punches about the ways racism and microaggressions manifest against people of color, but especially Black women, in predominantly white spaces. Read this book!