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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
36 reviews
ellewg's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Slavery, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Police brutality, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexism
flara's review against another edition
3.75
Now I must say that as the book progressed, the writing became less fact-based and more emotional. I can't really blame Eddo-Lodge, she has every right to feel outraged. She wrote from her experience, which is experience shared by far too many. We don't need a statistic, an exact number, in order to believe or understand that yes, racism is truly ever-present and encompassing of non-white people's lives. Especially if those numbers had been laid out in previous chapters. I specifically mention this, because it has been pointed out in other reviews. I personally don't mind this, I think there is a need for an outcry where necessary. I haven't read as much as I would have liked about this topic in the past, I have to shamefully admit, therefore my review might be favourable due to this fact.
I enjoyed reading other people's perspectives, such as the interview (well, not really, but anyway) with Eddo-Lodge's mixed-raced friend, or her Texan white friend. I wish there were more, I think they intensified EL's point. The Nick Griffin interview was quite short, but oh my, so intense. I wanted to punch him through the book. How EL kept her cool during this phone call is beyond me.
All in all a great, essential read.
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Colonisation, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Violence
millieboaudrey's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Death and Rape
Minor: Ableism and Self harm
liz_vg's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Colonisation, Slavery, and Racial slurs
jasmin_reads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Violence, and Hate crime
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery
blueskies157's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Racism and Slavery
parul's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence
stubbornlybookish's review against another edition
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Death, and Murder
raquelbb's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death, Grief, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence
ilona's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Slavery, and Xenophobia