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eunjung's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.0
My brain hurts lol. I haven't had to read this kind of level of academic writing in a while so I struggled a bit to fall into it and there were times where I had to reread sections to make sure I was getting a full understanding. It was interesting to read a book on racism from an Australian POV. There were without a doubt many examples that included the United States because we are a global society at this point and due to America's military power (bc apparently there's a need to spend trillions on military instead of you know trying to prevent more deaths during a pandemic ANYWHO I digress). It was a fascinating read and gave me more terms and a better understanding of how racism and colonization affects BIPOC outside of the United States.
Honestly, overall the content is nothing new to me as a woman of color. And I hold onto my sentiment that this book should be shoved into the face of every white woman because there are way too many Karen's. But let's be real, how many white women are actually going to read this book? Not feel overly attacked and find themselves re-evaluating and reassessing their actions and words? Not many, suffice to say, so is this book a validation for those who have to deal with white women and their tears? I don't know.
I think the writing could be better. There were times it felt disjointed, and the author moved from one example to another without fully fleshing out the previous example. But overall it was a good read. Not light reading for sure though lol.
TL;DR - if it interests you, you should definitely read it. You'll probably enjoy it. White women, white people... well you're probably going to be offended by it. The question then becomes how you react when you find yourself offended by this book? </i>/shrug</i>
Honestly, overall the content is nothing new to me as a woman of color. And I hold onto my sentiment that this book should be shoved into the face of every white woman because there are way too many Karen's. But let's be real, how many white women are actually going to read this book? Not feel overly attacked and find themselves re-evaluating and reassessing their actions and words? Not many, suffice to say, so is this book a validation for those who have to deal with white women and their tears? I don't know.
I think the writing could be better. There were times it felt disjointed, and the author moved from one example to another without fully fleshing out the previous example. But overall it was a good read. Not light reading for sure though lol.
TL;DR - if it interests you, you should definitely read it. You'll probably enjoy it. White women, white people... well you're probably going to be offended by it. The question then becomes how you react when you find yourself offended by this book? </i>/shrug</i>
melodys_library's review
4.0
If you consider yourself a feminist, then you should read this book. This book seems to be popular among women of color, but I think it is just as important for white women to read this.
sneaky_snake22's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A really great narrative that every white woman should read. Very eye opening and informative.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
maistfu's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
4.75
a very interesting and informative book. a must read for everyone (especially white people)