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Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala

angelnati's review against another edition

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.5

this book is incredibly informative and i always love reading books on race and colonisation from a british perspective. there’s a lot to learn in here and some chapters are extremely interesting and have a lot of knowledge packed in. i will say though, that some chapters towards the end aren’t as focused as some of the earlier chapters, and at some points i was a little confused as to how we ended up where we did. with that being said, it’s a really valuable read and i’ll recommend it for years to come. 

bebex3's review

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informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

didn’t think i could become more radical that i already was but here we are

shabby_cashew's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

miserywizard's review

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Akala’s voice is so nice to listen to this feels like having a chat with a pal over drinks. Really good UK-based perspective on race. 

nicolehadden's review

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

duygusu's review against another edition

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2.0

While the facts and some parts are executed very precisely, it seemed like it was a jumble in many parts.

I also don’t like when authors write sentences like I am a “homie” from the hood. I may not “get” your slang. Also, some parts were very snarky with him on his high horse looking down on us “whites”.

We do need more books, noise, light on these issues. However, this could’ve been executed in a much better way than it was while still using all of the information in it.

mollyproverbs's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

peakstar's review

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challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

topher9007's review

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

fl4mingh0tch33t0s's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0