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kim_j_dare's review against another edition
5.0
Necessary reading for any white person who truly wants to take steps toward eradicating the systemic racism in our society. But this isn’t about helping “other people “ recognize their racism so much as a call to take a really close and uncomfortable look at how I have internalized racism and prejudices. Reading the book is the easy (although again, not comfortable) part; the much bigger challenge is how I incorporate the truths that she’s pointed out into my day-to-day life.
Side note: I started out listening to the audio version, and do not recommend it: the narrator’s delivery is affectless and wooden. This is one you want in print, especially if you’re a note-jotter or highlighter. Lots of stuff you’ll want to refer back to.
Side note: I started out listening to the audio version, and do not recommend it: the narrator’s delivery is affectless and wooden. This is one you want in print, especially if you’re a note-jotter or highlighter. Lots of stuff you’ll want to refer back to.
abigailgardener's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a fantastic starting point for every white person's anti-racism reading list. DiAngelo explains the concept of white fragility clearly, using many real-life examples from her experience in diversity training to illustrate her points. Keeping in mind that the author is a white woman, this book should not be the entirety of anyone's anti-racism education; however, I believe it accomplishes the goal of explaining the concept of white fragility to white people, which is an important step in recognizing our role in perpetuating racism. My main criticism of this book would be that the "Where do we go from here?" chapter was too short; I was left wondering what other actions I could take, but, I know there are so many other resources and books where I can find that information. I think this book should be required reading for every white person.
ibrauhn's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, I thought this book was good. But I struggled a little bit with the repeated emphasis that prejudice is natural and unavoidable. The prevention-heart in me doesn’t want to believe that. I understand that ~in our current structure~ it would be impossible for white people to not be racist, I’m not arguing that. But if we dismantled the whole system…could we not prevent the prejudice from forming in the first place? I want to hope for a world where racism isn’t inevitable anymore.
rosegoldlotus's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
I found this book to be very informative. It has very much deepened my understanding of just how ingrained racism is in Western society and how much work would need to be done to change that.
yoshiluvstoread's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
natashairene's review against another edition
5.0
Every white person should read this book. It is an uncomfortable topic that needs to be addressed whether you like it or not.
ashs_books's review against another edition
5.0
I think white people that want to combat racism, white supremacy, and white fragility need to read this book. It’s really informative and I learnt so many things. It’s hard to go into detail about what I learnt because it’s quite complex and DiAngelo explained things really well in the book. I’m committed to keeping what I’ve learnt front of mind going forward to do my bit to challenge society, and I want people to be able to give me feedback when I have racist behaviours.