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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
informative
4.0
I am so glad that Yasna said let’s read the book instead of listening to the TED talk because the chapters went into so much depth on each topic.
I did find it hard to read at first (for the 4 chapters w info) but it could have just been a non-fiction thing rather the book itself. Heather does put a lot of effort into adding anecdotes and personal stories into the discussions, and while they could be weaved together a bit more smoothly, I get that this is an informative book first.
The points made were great and I was able to learn a lot. Some of the statistics were shocking and definitely spurred a lot of thought. Some sections were harder to grasp than others (one of the earlier chapters went into political history following those in power and their policies which was extremely difficult to follow given the expectation that the reader have prior knowledge on America’s political landscape but the chapter on voting was much easier to understand despite them being different sides of the same coin) but would recommend for anyone interested!
I did find it hard to read at first (for the 4 chapters w info) but it could have just been a non-fiction thing rather the book itself. Heather does put a lot of effort into adding anecdotes and personal stories into the discussions, and while they could be weaved together a bit more smoothly, I get that this is an informative book first.
The points made were great and I was able to learn a lot. Some of the statistics were shocking and definitely spurred a lot of thought. Some sections were harder to grasp than others (one of the earlier chapters went into political history following those in power and their policies which was extremely difficult to follow given the expectation that the reader have prior knowledge on America’s political landscape but the chapter on voting was much easier to understand despite them being different sides of the same coin) but would recommend for anyone interested!