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nancidrum's review against another edition
3.0
This is a new to me author as well as a new to me comedian. Hughley was able to take the very serious subject of racism and make me laugh, while at the same time feeling frustrated that we still haven't conquered being a racist country. He writes this book in 2020, so right at the peak of COVID. He finishes the book right after Biden comes into office.
It was a good book that I could hardly put down and I'm glad I read his on-point perspective. I would like to read the same book without all the cursing, but it's obvious that's not how Hughley communicates.
It was a good book that I could hardly put down and I'm glad I read his on-point perspective. I would like to read the same book without all the cursing, but it's obvious that's not how Hughley communicates.
claudiaslibrarycard's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
How to Survive America is a fact based commentary on the war against Black and brown people in the USA. D.L. Hughley narrates the audiobook, bringing a unique tone that is a mix of justified anger and some of his usual comedy. His comedic take on serious topics is used judiciously, mostly at the end of chapters or sections to diffuse some of the intense emotion.
This book covers serious and upsetting topics around racial justice in the last few years, specifically police brutality and the Covid pandemic. Hughley is clearly furious with the state of life for people of color- and he brings up numerous data points to justify his outrage. I cannot say I enjoyed this book because that's the wrong phrasing for a book on this topic, but it really caused me to think about issues that are not currently in the news spot light but are still 100% relevant and current.
This short book packs an emotional punch; my criticism is that the end seems disorganized. With about 20% of the book still left, it sounds like D.L. Hughley is drawing a well crafted conclusion but then he launches into more information that happened after his original draft. On a related note, some of the statements about Covid are outdated because he wrote this at the end of 2020 and edited in early 2021. I won't pick on that too much, because how are we as laypeople to predict a pandemic but it is notable.
Overall this is a concise book that drives home how deadly serious the situation is in the USA for people of color. If you are uncomfortable with the voice of an angry Black man, this isn't the book for you. But maybe that also means you need to investigate that fear and deal with it.
This book covers serious and upsetting topics around racial justice in the last few years, specifically police brutality and the Covid pandemic. Hughley is clearly furious with the state of life for people of color- and he brings up numerous data points to justify his outrage. I cannot say I enjoyed this book because that's the wrong phrasing for a book on this topic, but it really caused me to think about issues that are not currently in the news spot light but are still 100% relevant and current.
This short book packs an emotional punch; my criticism is that the end seems disorganized. With about 20% of the book still left, it sounds like D.L. Hughley is drawing a well crafted conclusion but then he launches into more information that happened after his original draft. On a related note, some of the statements about Covid are outdated because he wrote this at the end of 2020 and edited in early 2021. I won't pick on that too much, because how are we as laypeople to predict a pandemic but it is notable.
Overall this is a concise book that drives home how deadly serious the situation is in the USA for people of color. If you are uncomfortable with the voice of an angry Black man, this isn't the book for you. But maybe that also means you need to investigate that fear and deal with it.
ali_lauder's review against another edition
3.0
All of the D.L. Hughleys books are current and simply written which is great for white people who need to learn about these issues in a way they will finally understand, but realistically the people who need these books the most won’t read them. personally for me there are better written and analyzed books.
jvegarocha's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
kurt_anderson's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I feel like if he had fleshed out some of his thoughts I would have gone to 4 stars but it’s still an important read
mzlawren's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This is the first book I read from D.L Hughley and I throughly enjoyed it. I got the book in a goodreads giveaway and it was a uncorrected proof. I just got around to reading it and it was very informative. It gave facts with a lot of humor.