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bexlrose's review against another edition
4.0
Well for heaven's sake there is so much to learn here! What an amazingly eye-opening book. It's from a British perspective which is great because so much of what I'm reading about this topic at the moment is American which, whilst still relevant, doesn't help me understand our own history and context in Britain.
I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who is interested in race politics right now. I believe it supplies essential context that many white people are missing as we were not taught black history in school. This book has been a great introduction to filling in some of those gaps and had many 'wow' moments for me about relatively recent British history. It also really helped me to understand white privilege, which I think can be a hard concept to grasp.
I will say that at times I found the tone to be more aggressive than I'd like, but I can't say I blame the author for that. There is righteous anger here, which I agreed with and shared in, but sometimes I found the confrontational style a little unhelpful, which is why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5.
I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who is interested in race politics right now. I believe it supplies essential context that many white people are missing as we were not taught black history in school. This book has been a great introduction to filling in some of those gaps and had many 'wow' moments for me about relatively recent British history. It also really helped me to understand white privilege, which I think can be a hard concept to grasp.
I will say that at times I found the tone to be more aggressive than I'd like, but I can't say I blame the author for that. There is righteous anger here, which I agreed with and shared in, but sometimes I found the confrontational style a little unhelpful, which is why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5.
lauraborkpower's review against another edition
3.0
The only reason this is only three stars is because it's a short book. It's interesting, well written, and covers a nice bit of English Civil Rights history in addition to Eddo-Lodge's own experiences. She reads the audiobook herself, and does a great job, so I'd recommend giving it a listen. I just wish it had been more substantial.
maisiewrites247's review against another edition
5.0
Reni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race started as a blog post and ended as a published, award-winning book. Eddo-Lodge delves into the history of racism in Britain, structural racism, white privilege, and intersectionality. It’s important, it’s informative, and I was quite emotional when I finished it. I recommend this book because it’s so important to understand the history of racism in Britain, structural racism in particular, as well as the intersections of race and gender or race and class. Ironically, I think white people need to read this book. ‘After a lifetime of embodying difference, I have no desire to be equal.’
bethanwx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Essential reading. Eddo-Lodge crafts a thorough exploration of racism in the UK through her personable narrative voice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation, Misogyny, Colonisation, Grief, Classism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Slavery, and Racism
wanderinghappygal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Racism, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs
anjaleer's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve recently started working in the corporate world which has been quite different compared to my university where people talked about social justice and understood privilege. During my lunch break me and other POC’s try to engage on the topic of race with our white college but this took a lot out of us. Having to relive our pain and still have people defend their privilege really took a lot of me. This book therefore came at just the right time in terms of me understanding my place in the conversation about race and that it’s ok to take a break from these conversations for the sake of my own mental health.
This book is truly amazing as it goes through all the struggles that POC’s go through with historical data to back it up so it doesn’t seem as though we are overreacting (as many believe we do). One of my biggest take always from this is the last chapter. I’m always stuck on how to properly articulate what a white person needs to do now that they have had this conversation. I often get asked how we are expected to move forward to equality and this book perfectly explains what I should say.
Thank you for allowing this book to exist <3
This book is truly amazing as it goes through all the struggles that POC’s go through with historical data to back it up so it doesn’t seem as though we are overreacting (as many believe we do). One of my biggest take always from this is the last chapter. I’m always stuck on how to properly articulate what a white person needs to do now that they have had this conversation. I often get asked how we are expected to move forward to equality and this book perfectly explains what I should say.
Thank you for allowing this book to exist <3