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A review by becki_bee
Nice White Ladies: The Truth about White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It by Jessie Daniels
5.0
This book gave me a lot to think about. I *am* a Nice White Lady. The premise of the book is that we, as white women, tend to see ourselves as somewhat oppressed in comparison to white men, but that we have privilege because of our whiteness that we at best- don't recognize, and at worst- perpetuate and protect for our own benefit, to the detriment of marginalized others. The book was filled with individual stories taken from news articles in conjunction with pertinent data, alongside (to a lesser degree) the author's own personal experience.
Sometimes reading a book like this can be overwhelming. I was glad that the Conclusion chapter listed several points of action. The "Notes" section contained more resources and interesting information. I may not be in full agreement on every single conclusion from this author, but I will definitely continue to think about her words, and will continue to draw from other voices in this arena.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. My thanks to the author, publisher, and #NetGalley for such a thought provoking read. #NiceWhiteLadies
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Transparency- My most honest rating for this book is 4 stars. It's very important info, and well written, but it was a bit dry in some places, and some arguments felt a little circular. I'm annoyed, though, with raters who gave this book 1 or 2 stars with no review. My only guess is that either they didn't read the book, or they didn't like what the book had to say about "nice white ladies". I bumped my review up one star to try to counter those reviews.
Sometimes reading a book like this can be overwhelming. I was glad that the Conclusion chapter listed several points of action. The "Notes" section contained more resources and interesting information. I may not be in full agreement on every single conclusion from this author, but I will definitely continue to think about her words, and will continue to draw from other voices in this arena.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. My thanks to the author, publisher, and #NetGalley for such a thought provoking read. #NiceWhiteLadies
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Transparency- My most honest rating for this book is 4 stars. It's very important info, and well written, but it was a bit dry in some places, and some arguments felt a little circular. I'm annoyed, though, with raters who gave this book 1 or 2 stars with no review. My only guess is that either they didn't read the book, or they didn't like what the book had to say about "nice white ladies". I bumped my review up one star to try to counter those reviews.