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jammalammadingdong's review against another edition
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
I FINISHED IT I FINALLY FINISHED IT god this book was so aggravating but also it was pretty on point most times which was upsetting
koscielski's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
heathersiddoway's review against another edition
2.0
2/5
There were parts of this book that were interesting and parts that I hated (felt more like a long political opinion essay than a factual/informative book) and most of it was just okay - it contradicted itself several times and I didn't think the organization of it was great. It's a super popular book right now (I waited months for the library hold) but I wouldn't recommend it.
There were parts of this book that were interesting and parts that I hated (felt more like a long political opinion essay than a factual/informative book) and most of it was just okay - it contradicted itself several times and I didn't think the organization of it was great. It's a super popular book right now (I waited months for the library hold) but I wouldn't recommend it.
werdnamich's review against another edition
2.0
This book had its merits. For instance, I think the idea of common-humanity vs. common-enemy identity politics was pretty valid. But then a lot of it was sweeping overgeneralizations and statements that clearly came from white cis-men. Things like paranoid parenting and the suggestion to free range parent cannot be applied to bipoc. Tamir Rice was playing with a toy gun FFS.
hkaube's review against another edition
4.0
The real gem in this book is the steps in the Appendix to self-administer CBT.
j3r3's review against another edition
4.0
A safe book with good arguments
The main arguments definitely provide some clarity and understanding of the PC/virtue signaling/SJW culture that is being embodied by the left especially on many college campuses. The authors do a good job of diving deep into specific instances to show motivations and another side of the story. Unfortunately, this is bogged down by their one sided political view of events in the US. They seem to be quite sympathetic to those actually promoting and causing violence and spend a lot of time explaining their actions, sometimes seeming to blame the victims but put no effort into doing the same for the other side. They conveniently leave specific facts out or unaddressed (Trump, Charlottesville) and include incorrect facts as supporting arguments (McCarthyism). However, this all aligns with the common narrative and does not seem to detract from the primary arguments of the book. That is what makes this book safe, in the sense that the authors use the word throughout. It goes right along with most of the current beliefs of the people they are discussing many of which are very divisive while suggesting that people stop being so divisive.
The main arguments definitely provide some clarity and understanding of the PC/virtue signaling/SJW culture that is being embodied by the left especially on many college campuses. The authors do a good job of diving deep into specific instances to show motivations and another side of the story. Unfortunately, this is bogged down by their one sided political view of events in the US. They seem to be quite sympathetic to those actually promoting and causing violence and spend a lot of time explaining their actions, sometimes seeming to blame the victims but put no effort into doing the same for the other side. They conveniently leave specific facts out or unaddressed (Trump, Charlottesville) and include incorrect facts as supporting arguments (McCarthyism). However, this all aligns with the common narrative and does not seem to detract from the primary arguments of the book. That is what makes this book safe, in the sense that the authors use the word throughout. It goes right along with most of the current beliefs of the people they are discussing many of which are very divisive while suggesting that people stop being so divisive.