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Incredibly written and one of the best books I have read on the topic. The exploration of caste as opposed to race is brilliant and should have been more obvious within society at the same time. Lots of new learning and evidence as well. Highly recommend.

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5.0

The observations she makes and experiences she's had are... Ughhhhh

alerasaul0's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

it's a tough read, the chapters where she describes the ways caste is upheld and then gives multiple examples of how modern America did these things is stomach churning.
Isabel is not flinching in her critiques of racism and how it is upheld but also has hope for us to fix things.

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dark informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an absorbing and haunting exploration of the unspoken caste system that has shaped America. It is a challenging and informative book that resonated with me and offered a nuanced and powerful examination of the social issues that have long plagued our nation.

She asks an important question at the end. “What kind of country do we want to be?”

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challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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2.0

In a very deep field of anti racist books, this one is at the bottom of my list. It's superficially written, anecdotal, and repetitive. I'd recommend The New Jim Crow or So You Want to Talk About Race as much better reads in this genre.

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