Reviews with content warning for Racial slurs - How to Be an Antiracist

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How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

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madetofly's review

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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jesselopod's review against another edition

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4.25

I found this book really hard to read to start with, but switching to the audiobook made it much easier to consume. A really nuanced look at racism in its many facets. I was frustrated that all the definitions included racism and anti racism in both the description and their titles, which made me mark it down a touch. I was also frustrated at the slights at people’s weights which very occasionally happened, it seemed really at odds at the inclusion messaging.

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meowsloudlyinyourear's review

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4.75

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bookwormdystopian2's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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alyssa_s10's review

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challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

I read this book as part of the ABC book challenge. I am glad I picked this one. It is a must read and I couldn't put it down. I love how he frames his talking points and his thesis.

I liked the ending allegory of racism to cancer.

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n_t_sh_'s review

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Part memoir so will not be giving a rating. Breaks up the facets of racism and anti-racism into recognisable and tangible factors, e.g. class. A book that I will ponder on and I am certain will weave into my every day thought process.

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anniereads221's review against another edition

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5.0

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brookey8888's review

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4.0

I found this very interesting and thought provoking. I learned a lot. That being said I don’t know if I fully agree with some of the things mentioned. I am a white person and I don’t think you can be fully racist towards white people(obviously you can be hateful and mean), but I do think that will turn people off from reading this book because people don’t believe that. I do think it was interesting and I understand why he said that. Know this isn’t really a how to guide on how to be anti racist, it’s more of a here’s things that are racist and then what is considered anti racist. So if you listen to that you will learn how to be more anti racist. I do recommend this because I did learn a lot and I think it would benefit people to read this.

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ajdotcom's review against another edition

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2.5

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Every sentence in this book is a new piece of wisdom. Don't go into it thinking it will mirror other antiracism books you may have read before; Kendi has quite a different viewpoint in some places, which made me face my own stubbornness and conviction that my views on the problem are "right". Chapters are split into half memoir, half historical/legal/etc. context. The memoir parts are really touching and it's inspiring to see Kendi's own journey from racism to antiracism; hearing how he's changed over years and through the help of others gives me hope that I and others can do the same. I sometimes found the factual context sections a little intellectually overwhelming; there are a lot of legal cases, dates, facts and figures mentioned, so I don't feel like I took it all in, but the parts I did absorb added much-needed context to the memoir sections and the antiracism struggle in general. This book is absolutely rammed with much-needed information and I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
EDIT: Since writing this review, I have been signposted to the That's Not How That Works podcast's episode about this book, which you can listen to here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/129eEvOkro4MQO0hRRJK44?si=EUs9Ocg2QUiApdCL9dJOiw&utm_source=copy-link. I did not have the required critical thinking skills to see what lens this book was written through, and my positive review was reflective of that. Please listen to Trudi and Weeze's podcast; I have changed my rating to a 2.5 so I don't have an impact on the book's overall rating on the StoryGraph. I have a lot more to learn, and I'm sorry that I contributed to harm through lack of critical thought.

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