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annabunce's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Read this book. Isabel Wilkerson does a incredible job framing and explaining the American caste system within the context of other caste systems to fully illustrate the history of slavery and slavery's long lasting impact on Black Americans. I feel like reading this book I realized just how successful the American narrative has been at downplaying the horrors and systemic normalized racism faced by Black Americans. Definitely the kind of book that will shift your thinking and make you look at your world in a new way. This pulled back the curtain and made me consider Canada's own caste system in a whole new light.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Medical trauma, Incest, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, and Child abuse
mignonne's review against another edition
emotional
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Torture
miascupoftea's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
5.0
It’s a very dark book, but definitely something everyone who can push through the heavy parts should read. very informative and great insights
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
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