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A review by readingspells
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
challenging
informative
fast-paced
5.0
I should not have put off reading this for so long. It is an important and well written book that I urge everyone (white) to read.
I have done a lot of work to unpick my internalised racism and so much of this book felt kind of familiar BUT that kind of work never ends and so having reminders and new perspectives that make you think and consider and learn is always an important and powerful thing.
This book covers some history of black/brown people in the United Kingdom. Again I learned new things, particularly the history around the 1st world war. Alongside more current times, the authors experiences and others whom she has detailed in this book.
If this book makes you uncomfortable, then it's doing it's job. It is meant to make you examine yourself and the society we live in, in a more critical light. The author does it in a way that is direct but also amazingly generous and kind considering how her work around this subject has been received in the past.
It is not long, and the audio is excellent if you prefer that medium, but either way I urge you to pick up a copy and read it and the pass it onto your friends/family etc.
I have done a lot of work to unpick my internalised racism and so much of this book felt kind of familiar BUT that kind of work never ends and so having reminders and new perspectives that make you think and consider and learn is always an important and powerful thing.
This book covers some history of black/brown people in the United Kingdom. Again I learned new things, particularly the history around the 1st world war. Alongside more current times, the authors experiences and others whom she has detailed in this book.
If this book makes you uncomfortable, then it's doing it's job. It is meant to make you examine yourself and the society we live in, in a more critical light. The author does it in a way that is direct but also amazingly generous and kind considering how her work around this subject has been received in the past.
It is not long, and the audio is excellent if you prefer that medium, but either way I urge you to pick up a copy and read it and the pass it onto your friends/family etc.