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A review by lauren_deen
Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People by Ben Crump
4.0
3.5
This book is an overview of systemic racism in the US. What I did really like was that emphasis on systemic/institutional racism (ie racism isn't just interpersonal or even mostly interpersonal, it's taking place on a much larger scale). But ultimately I was really disappointed in this book. I agree with a lot of his conclusions, but this felt like I was reading just a rough draft and not a finished book. Some chapters were far more developed than others, transitions were odd and inconsistent, and there were a few blatant errors that should have been caught in editing before this was published.
I do think that part of my disappointment in this book might have been due to mismatched expectations. I studied policy analysis in grad school and I think I was expecting something much more academic. I did round up my rating because I think this could be a good book if you're just beginning to look into these issues.
This book is an overview of systemic racism in the US. What I did really like was that emphasis on systemic/institutional racism (ie racism isn't just interpersonal or even mostly interpersonal, it's taking place on a much larger scale). But ultimately I was really disappointed in this book. I agree with a lot of his conclusions, but this felt like I was reading just a rough draft and not a finished book. Some chapters were far more developed than others, transitions were odd and inconsistent, and there were a few blatant errors that should have been caught in editing before this was published.
I do think that part of my disappointment in this book might have been due to mismatched expectations. I studied policy analysis in grad school and I think I was expecting something much more academic. I did round up my rating because I think this could be a good book if you're just beginning to look into these issues.