Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

141 reviews

shawnapantzke's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Slavery, Xenophobia, and Classism

readandfindout's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.0

Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child death, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Hate crime, Genocide, Death, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Antisemitism, Torture, Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Gore, and War

Moderate: Misogyny

sneakysquid's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Death, Murder, Slavery, Colonisation, Police brutality, Classism, and Racism

micaelamariem's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

 found this book to be very educational, motivational, and eye-opening. It was interesting, though brutal, to learn the full scale of the history of caste in america and how awful we can be as humans. I think everyone could benefit from reading this. However, though I agree with Wilkerson on everything including the politics of today, I can see how it might polarize people to where they’d miss the point she’s trying to make. I also think the cohesiveness of the narrative could have been better. Still, overall a great read of a dark history and startling present! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, War, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Deportation, Pregnancy, Bullying, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Stalking, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Violence, Xenophobia, Suicide, and Torture

caseylovett's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

robbiehuman's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Genocide

Minor: Cancer and Cultural appropriation

annamay1021's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, and Racism

Moderate: Colonisation

emmaemooney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Genocide

Moderate: Gun violence

elisalasater's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Medical trauma, and Hate crime