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How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

27 reviews

lindsey_bear's review

challenging reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

I found this book challenging but informative. It is a genre I’m not usually engaging with, and it was nice reading about the experience of Black Americans through an informed and honest eye. The only reason I rate this lower is the emphasis on terminology..I understand the importance of getting these topics right, but I would have appreciated less picking apart of the language and more on his lived experience. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Classism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Rape

kleinerdiktator's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Racism, Police brutality, and Gun violence

kibbles15's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

3.0

This book is well written and the author clearly did extensive research into the history of racism in the United States.  The fact that he used his own life experiences gave the book a more accessible feel because it read more like a memoir than a book on political science.  In terms of content,  I appreciated that he took a view point that, with a few exceptions, did not attack or blame any specific racial group when defining racism.  However, there was some definite bias in some of the opinions/definitions presented in the book and the ideas tend to lean toward a more liberal viewpoint.   This is fine, but it is good to note that the book is not a completely unbiased assessment of racism in the United States.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Racism, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexism, Homophobia, Cursing, and Violence

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Cancer, Colonisation, Classism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Sexism

jessthanthree's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cancer, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Excrement

jesselopod's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

I found this book really hard to read to start with, but switching to the audiobook made it much easier to consume. A really nuanced look at racism in its many facets. I was frustrated that all the definitions included racism and anti racism in both the description and their titles, which made me mark it down a touch. I was also frustrated at the slights at people’s weights which very occasionally happened, it seemed really at odds at the inclusion messaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Slavery

Moderate: Police brutality, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer

meowsloudlyinyourear's review

challenging informative sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, Cancer, and Racial slurs

emflipspages's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Cancer

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, Sexism, and Police brutality

alyssa_s10's review

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

I read this book as part of the ABC book challenge. I am glad I picked this one.  It is a must read and I couldn't put it down. I love how he frames his talking points and his thesis.

Spoiler

I liked the ending  allegory of racism to cancer.

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Police brutality, and Sexism

Minor: Transphobia

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Islamophobia, Grief, Cancer, Ableism, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Death, and Colonisation