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4.49 AVERAGE
4.49 AVERAGE
challenging
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medium-paced
WOW this book was fucking incredible and infuriating and if every single person in North America read it in high school with a genuinely open mind we would all be better off. Strongly recommend.
3.5 stars. I appreciated where this book took me in relation to thinking critically about societal structures that uphold or advance white male privilege. I feel like I learned a lot, especially related to politics. The chapters about Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Shirley Chisholm were particularly interesting. However there were some meandering essays and some statements that came off as condescending. I feel like we too often give white folks a break when it comes to the free labor of Black folks to educate us when it comes to racial issues. I’m glad she included those times when she felt like she was receiving unsolicited opinions of white men. However, white women do this all the time too! I understand that white men have more power than white women and therefore were under more scrutiny related to the topic of this book but white women are far from innocent. I think a good companion work to this is Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall.
Great read and wonderful on audiobook! The book does a great job of intertwining the examples of past history, current day events, and her personal experiences. Should be considered required reading!
This book is not mediocre! It is a hard pill to swallow and an important part of any anti-racist journey.
its rare, lately, when I can't put a book down. I forced myself to put this one down once. Every single person in the United States needs to read this book. Period.
I know the title alone will be a dealbreaking turnoff for many.
This choice for book club had our one male member not reading it, and almost another member (but she did read it).
I loved the author's book "So You Want to Talk About Race" so much, I've been buying it for family members and friends to read.
This book's introduction pretty much sums up the entire book. After the introduction, I had a moment of, "Welp.... guess I don't need to read the rest now." hah! But of course I did, and it was equally enlightening as her first book.
To me, this book seemed like a history book, giving historical example after historical example of the sexism and systemic racism this country is built on. Some of the examples are in the very-recent history, but most go all the way back.
Much like SYWTTAR, the depth of research that went into this book is extraordinary.
This choice for book club had our one male member not reading it, and almost another member (but she did read it).
I loved the author's book "So You Want to Talk About Race" so much, I've been buying it for family members and friends to read.
This book's introduction pretty much sums up the entire book. After the introduction, I had a moment of, "Welp.... guess I don't need to read the rest now." hah! But of course I did, and it was equally enlightening as her first book.
To me, this book seemed like a history book, giving historical example after historical example of the sexism and systemic racism this country is built on. Some of the examples are in the very-recent history, but most go all the way back.
Much like SYWTTAR, the depth of research that went into this book is extraordinary.