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Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy by Talia Lavin

15 reviews

donutcome4me's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Sexism, and Racial slurs

klsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

There was a lot I really liked about this book. The scary look into far-right infiltrative journalism really put me on edge. Lavin is incredibly brave and principled. However, much of this book read like a collection of well-written journal articles. The overall story lacked cohesiveness. I enjoyed each section independently ("We Keep Us Safe" was a standout), but don't go into this expecting a deep dive into the path of online radicalism. It's good as a more intro-level text of vignettes. Lavin's writing is strong, personal, and emotional, though I found it repetitive (and I spent a fair amount of time looking up words). 3.5 stars.

"To those who find themselves uncomfortable with the operation of antifascists outside the comfortable bounds of institutions and, at times, the law, I remind you that the French partisans of World War II were acting illegally, while the Einsatzgruppen had the full support of German law. We tend to like our noble lawbreakers to be comfortably in the past, where time and death have sanitized them into heroes, and to suffer those who struggle against injustice in the present only grudgingly, if at all."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Cursing, Ableism, Body horror, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Sexism, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Transphobia, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Death, Suicide, Stalking, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Self harm, Slavery, Hate crime, War, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death and Pandemic/Epidemic

colorlessgrey's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.0

Culture Warlords has a lot of good information about the state of modern white supremacy in America, especially in online spaces. However, the author is at times hyperbolic when communicating factual information, which is misleading. I have heard some of the same information from other sources (such as public radio) that I trust, so I know it's accurate at the core, but it is irresponsible to deliver the information with as much exaggeration a the author uses. The writing style of the book in general was not my favorite, and that made it a slower read for me than it could have been otherwise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexism, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Racism, and Xenophobia

kalifer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Honestly, this was a very sad read. However, it is very relevant in our society. Extremist are everywhere, and we have to be mindful of how they interact with the society at large. It's terrifying to me that these people are so hateful and disgusting. And I know they take joy in people feeling that way. It's just depressing that this is the world we live in. But I don't believe it's completely hopeless. Yet, I think it is important to take a break from such hatred, because if we do not let ourselves rest, we risk not being able to fight for each other. I hope the writer of this book was able to rest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Transphobia, and Violence

collins1129's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Stalking, Violence, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Gore, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

niamhellen's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Violence

internationalreads's review against another edition

dark funny informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body shaming, Car accident, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Xenophobia

deepcurvesahead's review against another edition

This book was just too much for me to read right now. I may try again in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

eriley's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.0

I really enjoyed this book and found it super informative. It helped me understand where a lot of these hateful concept come from. I didn't realize so much of it was rooted in antisemitism. I do think the chapters were a bit disjointed and read more like essays, but I didn't really mind that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racism, and Sexism

While the book covers these topics, they are framed as awful things that need to be stopped -- they're not promoted.

amarchetta's review

challenging informative reflective

3.0

I’m glad I read this book because it reflected the grueling work the author did in her research. It was difficult to get through due to the weight of the material present. I hate to give this a lower star rating because of the incredible insights the author could provide, but I didn’t find the flow/format of the book very readable. I can’t say anyone would enjoy reading the vicious hate spewed by the book’s subjects, but the work itself wasn’t as engrossing as I had hoped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, and Xenophobia