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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
This is fantastic satire. Unfortunately there's a lot of dumb Americans that don't understand satire. Which means even if some ignorant racist asshole did read this book, they would just give it one star reviews and talk about how skewed the statistics are. What this really is is an alarming book about racism, the systems that continue to promote racism, and how police keep shooting black people for no reason.
Bitter medicine, with more than a touch of funny.
I listened to the audiobook, and I think I would like to listen to the audio versions of D.L.'s other books too. I mean, he knows what he's doing on a mic. Add that to an already entertaining and informative book, and you can't lose!
I listened to the audiobook, and I think I would like to listen to the audio versions of D.L.'s other books too. I mean, he knows what he's doing on a mic. Add that to an already entertaining and informative book, and you can't lose!
dark
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I might be the marshmallow to your cocoa, but I appreciate the truth when I read it. This book spoke truth.
I really enjoyed the experience of listening to this on audio as the author narrates and has a super engaging tone. There's a lot of information in this book that I didn't know, which is shameful as I grew up in this country and should know more about its history, but the Texas education system is just flawed and I didn't do the extra work when I was in school.
I'm going to link the review that Marines posted because that's what made me want to read this and I wholeheartedly agree with everything they said plus I love how their reviews are formatted. They also point out that in the last chapter the author makes comparisons to racism to the troubles faced by gay and trans people (those are the two communities he mentions specifically), and says that they cannot be compared, which made me uncomfortable. It was a brief discussion but be aware that it may be triggering to some.
I'm going to link the review that Marines posted because that's what made me want to read this and I wholeheartedly agree with everything they said plus I love how their reviews are formatted. They also point out that in the last chapter the author makes comparisons to racism to the troubles faced by gay and trans people (those are the two communities he mentions specifically), and says that they cannot be compared, which made me uncomfortable. It was a brief discussion but be aware that it may be triggering to some.
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
Quick, incisive, and humorous twist on the ill-informed “advice” spouted by folks who don’t care about police brutality. A very clear, cutting, and engaging delivery showing how no matter what, there is always another set of rules imposed on Black people in America.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder
Minor: Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
3.5 stars - though I have no idea how to do that - Goodreads has so many limitations - even my free wine review app has a 1/2 star increment rating system. And it took me 130s to find this book which has over 1000 reviews !!!!
Overall decent book on audible - tends to get repetitive but some sections were well written. Narration by the author is always better - you can sense his passion/satire better.
Overall decent book on audible - tends to get repetitive but some sections were well written. Narration by the author is always better - you can sense his passion/satire better.
This was a really well argumented book about how dumb white people's uninformed advice is. The structure is similar to Trevor Noah's or John Oliver's style of arguments where Hughley breaks down stupid advice or opinions by relating them to case studies and personal experiences. It was informative, enjoyable, and the narration was really easy to follow. It is very clear that he writes almost exclusively from his own point of view, which has a lot of benefits and adds a lot of value to the text, but also sometimes overlooks or implicitly negates intersectional experiences. I don't think it offends or harms feminist, queer, or trans activism and voices, but it is clear that from his point, these are separate issues that to him are not as relevant to his discussion. Which is fine, and there certainly is a significance to what he is saying, but after having read from more intersectional, black viewpoints, I can certainly notice the gap. Overall though, this was a very good read and I always enjoy hearing from perspectives I am not as familiar with.
I loved it. It was witty and yet refreshingly honest . I did not feel lectured but entertained. I thought he gave me a lot to think about. Very heartfelt l book and has made me want to reach other books by him as well.One of the moments that got to me was when it was pointed out with humor that we make excuses for cops. There are a lot of hard jobs out there and no one deserves to be killed. It was funny yet it made me wonder if I had ever unconsciously done things that he talked about it in the book. If so, I want to apologize and let people know I will be more aware from now on. I loved this book because it got to the heart of the matter and as much as I hated white fragility, I loved this book.
Finished listening to this today.DL High let reviews some of the most high profile shootings by police officers and the excuses, criticisms and victim blaming made by the (mostly conservative) media in recent years. I know that so much of this was done with snark and sarcasm, but the fact that there was enough to catalogue in a book makes my heart hurt.