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sarah16's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
morgainlafeye's review against another edition
5.0
This book is amazing. One of those books that made me stop and take notes and take stock of my thoughts. Should be mandatory reading.
angelsrgorgeous's review against another edition
4.0
This is an exceptional blending of autobiography and both a personal and general awakening of race knowledge that Kendi wishes for all of us to experience.
The writing is truly wonderful. However, do not listen to this as sn audiobook. I found the reading and unnatural phrasing very distracting. When I'd first begun reading, I considered not finishing due to this. I am VERY glad I continued. I highly recommend you read this instead of listening, though.
Kendi's personal experiences got me teary eyed in places, especially near the end.
I found the sections dealing with the racism levied between and along blacks enlightening, as I have very minimal knowledge of this.
Highly recommended.
The writing is truly wonderful. However, do not listen to this as sn audiobook. I found the reading and unnatural phrasing very distracting. When I'd first begun reading, I considered not finishing due to this. I am VERY glad I continued. I highly recommend you read this instead of listening, though.
Kendi's personal experiences got me teary eyed in places, especially near the end.
I found the sections dealing with the racism levied between and along blacks enlightening, as I have very minimal knowledge of this.
Highly recommended.
joti's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Not a light read, but very well written. A thought-provoking explanation of what it means to be an antiracist, clearly (re)defining contexts and different elements. I particularly enjoyed the fact it was a mix of personal narrative and growth with history and research studies. Understandably mostly focused on the US context but relevant to people all around the world. I appreciate the author's honesty and awareness of his own human limitations and opportunities to do better.
charlypeters's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Interesting and thought-provoking, but sometimes gets bogged down in semantics. A big chunk of this book is memoir, which sometimes helps and sometimes hinders clarity.
khaliah's review against another edition
1.0
I wanted to give this book a shot because I think it's important to help folx understand what it means to be anti-racist. I just don't think this book does that. Too many anti-black statements to count, not to mention the way he redefines who can be racist....I don't have the energy to argue this even in a review.
khornstein1's review against another edition
3.0
I was disturbed by the author's recently reported comments on transracial adoption (a complicated issue). And I disliked the breathless wokeness postings of "I read this book and you need to read it too" that I saw social media this summer. So I hesitated to read it for a while...
When my church handed out free copies and my priest made an excellent video about the book, I felt like I'd run out of excuses not to read it. I didn't agree with everything in this book and I am wary of people who treat it as a bible. All that said, I thought this book was really good. Kendi is a great historian and the framing device of things he discovered about race at different ages made it readable and interesting.
I felt that the book would be better titled, "How to be Antiracist" without the "an." Kendi talks about racist and anti-racist acts and policies. But I believe he wrote the book in response to people who said, "how can I not be called a racist?" Quite rightly, he instead focuses on "how can I promote policies that are anti-racist?" Worth reading.
When my church handed out free copies and my priest made an excellent video about the book, I felt like I'd run out of excuses not to read it. I didn't agree with everything in this book and I am wary of people who treat it as a bible. All that said, I thought this book was really good. Kendi is a great historian and the framing device of things he discovered about race at different ages made it readable and interesting.
I felt that the book would be better titled, "How to be Antiracist" without the "an." Kendi talks about racist and anti-racist acts and policies. But I believe he wrote the book in response to people who said, "how can I not be called a racist?" Quite rightly, he instead focuses on "how can I promote policies that are anti-racist?" Worth reading.