Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

75 reviews

rosapotentis's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Slavery, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Police brutality, and Racism

The book delves unflinchingly into the history of the caste system in the US, from slavery to present day, and much of the content is difficult. The chapter on lynching (chapter 9, The Evil of Silence) is particularly graphic and distressing.

bootsmom3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Xenophobia

kelseyland's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

A highly informative book that outlines the history of racism in America up to the present day and makes the argument that the embedded, institutionalized mechanisms of racism function like the caste system in India and the framework used in Nazi Germany to commit atrocities and genocide against Jewish people.  An essential foundational text to understanding the deeply embedded nature of racism in America.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Genocide, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Slavery

thepassivebookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, and Slavery

junefish's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, and Xenophobia

alldebstinations's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Slavery, Xenophobia, Violence, Hate crime, Genocide, Death, and Antisemitism

k_tiches's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse

julied's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Torture

keroseberry's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Every white person should read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime

leekaufman's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, Hate crime, and Death

Wilkerson makes a compelling argument for the consideration of North America as a caste system. She draws parallels between two other infamous caste systems: the millenia-old Indian caste system, and Nazi Germany. Backed by historical research, statistics, anecdotal evidence, and peppered with her own personal experiences, this book is factual, yet personal; informative, yet emotional. I was especially fascinated by the section on the pillars of caste. I was completely convinced by Wilkerson's argument quite early on, so for me, the last third of this book dragged a little as it becomes mostly anecdotal. But I can see that for many readers, these final modern day life examples might be what clinches the argument.