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cheekylaydee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
This was a big chunker of a book but very informative and interesting as I would expect David Olusoga to be. Seeing our chequered history with black people and the racism they've endured and continue to endure has been really enlightening. I love being educated by somebody who knows better than me, it's the only way we grow. Will definitely be reading more from him.
alicia_c's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
noonjinx's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Really good. I learned a little about the slave trade at school in the 1970s but there’s a whole lot of myth busting and extra history here that was completely new to me. The book made me depressed, frustrated and angry, but never bored. The quotes from the defenders of slavery and the racist establishment even beyond WWII were particularly horrifying.
Olusoga’s writing is wonderfully vivid which stops all of the quotations and historique reference from weighing the narrative down. I listened to the audio version and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith’s narration is perfect too (as always).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery