inkylink's review against another edition
5.0
I have saved so many quotes from this book. It is absolutely brilliant.
lifesaverscandyofficial's review against another edition
good book thoughtful anecdotes
paperbackconstellations's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
5.0
bookaddictlt's review against another edition
5.0
Just Us: An American Conversation by Claudia Rankine
I will start by saying this book should be required reading. While very intense, it is an important perspective and voice and presented in a way that is extremely thought-provoking.
This is the third installment of a trilogy by Rankine (I was unaware of this until after I finished the book, so will be backtracking to the other two at some point). The book is non-fiction; a collection of poetry and essays on white supremacy. Rankine uses her poetry and essays to spark a conversation on the experiences she has had living in a system that is built on white supremacy. She gives her own, lived examples of unconscious bias, assumed entitlements, microaggressions, and trends that are or could be perceived as results of how American society is built and functions.
Whether I agree or understand will all her viewpoints, every single one made me think harder about what and why I believe and do things. It provoked me to do more research on cultural phenomena and history and to more closely examine the world around me and how my own experiences/actions have played into it.
I highly suggest everyone read this. It is not an easy read, but an important one.
I will start by saying this book should be required reading. While very intense, it is an important perspective and voice and presented in a way that is extremely thought-provoking.
This is the third installment of a trilogy by Rankine (I was unaware of this until after I finished the book, so will be backtracking to the other two at some point). The book is non-fiction; a collection of poetry and essays on white supremacy. Rankine uses her poetry and essays to spark a conversation on the experiences she has had living in a system that is built on white supremacy. She gives her own, lived examples of unconscious bias, assumed entitlements, microaggressions, and trends that are or could be perceived as results of how American society is built and functions.
Whether I agree or understand will all her viewpoints, every single one made me think harder about what and why I believe and do things. It provoked me to do more research on cultural phenomena and history and to more closely examine the world around me and how my own experiences/actions have played into it.
I highly suggest everyone read this. It is not an easy read, but an important one.
carsonrmowery's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
bkish's review against another edition
4.0
I am reading this book and it is a highly intelligent sensitive conversation about whiteness and about the lives of people who are not white and how that is affected by the distinction "whiteness".
this is a book that is a conversation as the author says and it is a very uncomfortable one maybe for all. I am part of that whiteness tho I dont think of myself as being supreme about being a white person yet I have strong advantages as someone who is white. This book relates to yesterday and to today and some of the future hopefully not all of it
I was not aware of who voted for President Obama and that as a bloc whites did not vote for him. That is at the core of this book the segregation and the superiority of us.
It is certainly being played now in our political theatre
--- to b continued----
this is a book that is a conversation as the author says and it is a very uncomfortable one maybe for all. I am part of that whiteness tho I dont think of myself as being supreme about being a white person yet I have strong advantages as someone who is white. This book relates to yesterday and to today and some of the future hopefully not all of it
I was not aware of who voted for President Obama and that as a bloc whites did not vote for him. That is at the core of this book the segregation and the superiority of us.
It is certainly being played now in our political theatre
--- to b continued----