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nessynoname's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
2.75
This is not a long book, and yet, I don't know what it was, I just had such a hard time absorbing this book. Something to do with the diction being elevated higher than I was equipped to read (which is weird because the tone of the book is often "conversational" too,) or the structure of the points. I was *trying* let me tell you. I have been to college, I have read scholarly works of social science and history. I got to the point where I was both listening to this book on audio while looking at the book in print. It was... mesmerizing how opaque it was to me.
I believe that this is a very important subject, and I do believe that the author has intelligent, salient things to say about it. I also really appreciated the author's consistent use of non-Western/non-First World examples when talking about colonial states endeavoring for independence and equity. But just something about the writing made it very hard to digest for me. I did absorb a handful of things from the work, and they are things that I think are very important to consider and mull over. But I just found that I was not able to take in everything the work had to say, and am left a bit bewildered about how much of it is my fault and how much of it is the author's fault.
I believe that this is a very important subject, and I do believe that the author has intelligent, salient things to say about it. I also really appreciated the author's consistent use of non-Western/non-First World examples when talking about colonial states endeavoring for independence and equity. But just something about the writing made it very hard to digest for me. I did absorb a handful of things from the work, and they are things that I think are very important to consider and mull over. But I just found that I was not able to take in everything the work had to say, and am left a bit bewildered about how much of it is my fault and how much of it is the author's fault.
rose_mac's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
bumblehui's review against another edition
3.5
This could have been condensed into an easier to read essay. It brought up issues to think on but the two that stayed in my mind were that people going along with oppressive systems does not mean they agree. They just want to avoid what the consequence would be to not go along with the system. Cue the Emperor has no clothes story.
The second was that marginalized people are not always the best person to have the mic in the room. Trauma and marginalization does not equal great problem solver.
The second was that marginalized people are not always the best person to have the mic in the room. Trauma and marginalization does not equal great problem solver.
mapo's review against another edition
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.0
This book covers so much ground in a very short time — great read