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laurashavers's review against another edition
5.0
First off- I won this through a goodreads giveaway.
Now....There are so many people I want to pass this book on to. I’ve been arguing with people about Kaepernick the past few days bc he donated money to black organizations for COVID 19 relief. I was told that’s racist. When I tried to explain why it wasn’t. Well, it still was to them. This book is so funny but so sad that this is where we are in America at this point. Still.
Now....There are so many people I want to pass this book on to. I’ve been arguing with people about Kaepernick the past few days bc he donated money to black organizations for COVID 19 relief. I was told that’s racist. When I tried to explain why it wasn’t. Well, it still was to them. This book is so funny but so sad that this is where we are in America at this point. Still.
criticalreader's review against another edition
4.0
A satirical book proving how ridiculous a lot of the things bigots say regarding black people are by masquerading as a how to guide but highlighting cases where said advice would not have changed the outcome. I really enjoyed it, as it highlighted just how ingrained racism is structurally and how desperate people are to absolve police of all wrong doings. I also learnt that the ice cream jingle used to be a minstrel jingle..
daniellesalwaysreading's review against another edition
5.0
Very funny, very painful, very true. This is the perfect use of humor to address a horrific state of affairs. Hughley is able to tell truths in a way that expresses his clear anger and frustration with race relations while causing both laughter and deep thought. My only qualm about the contents of the book is that he made very short and unnecessary statements about how LGBT+ people have been treated throughout history and in the present and forgot two things: many LGBT+ people are also people of color, and that LGBT+ people have been jailed, killed, scapegoated, and terrorized by police and society at large just for being who they are.
sabesaw's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book. The comedic take on a serious issue was nice. I listned to the audiobook and D.L does a great delivery. I learned quite a few things that I didnt know and it gave me deeper insight into the black experience that I already have. I think that if crude language doesn't bother you that you should read this book. Education is key. Learning about racism, what isn't okay to say to bladk folk, and just how to stay safe is key in America. D.L did a wonderful job with this book.
allieeveryday's review against another edition
4.0
Audio is the way to go here. I sometimes have a hard time getting satire, but that's not true at all when every word is read by the author and drips with humor and sarcasm. I laughed out loud several times, and I appreciated Hughley's callbacks to previous jokes he'd made. Especially the stuff about "not fitting the profile" and making sure your neighbors know who you are, and a whole extended bit about how black people should get rescue dogs that use doggy wheelchairs so white people will think, "oh I know that black guy, that's my neighbor with his sad dog."
I could have used less Trump stuff (this is an evergreen opinion), but that was the time in which "How Not to Get Shot" was written.
Regardless, it is still timely and relevant, and Hughley made some really interesting points re: black people not being able to forget about race and its traumatic history, and the idea of the "race card."
I could have used less Trump stuff (this is an evergreen opinion), but that was the time in which "How Not to Get Shot" was written.
Regardless, it is still timely and relevant, and Hughley made some really interesting points re: black people not being able to forget about race and its traumatic history, and the idea of the "race card."
macfiar's review against another edition
5.0
It's really hard to explain and review this book. It is very funny but the underlying issue is heartbreaking. I was horrified and saddened by this book. But the worst part is that even though I am very conscious of racism, and do everything possible to stop it where and when I see it, I was very upset to learn that I didn't know as much as I needed to know. This book opened my eyes and I will be working even harder. All I can say is I'm Sorry.
lizvukovic's review against another edition
4.0
This book draws the line between hilarious and gut-wrenching and then plays jump rope with that line