Reviews tagging 'Racism'

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

58 reviews

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Cultural appropriation

indiana_sorell's review

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

sophieja's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

If you're looking for an educational book covering social issues that almost reads more like fiction, this is a great start! Packed with facts and anecdotes, this book left me jaw dropped. I especially liked that new terms introduced were thoroughly explained, making it more accessible and easily digestible. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism

victoriarose12's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Racism

the_wistful_word_witch's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This book is a great primer for delving into conversations about race with anyone. It's not the first book I've read like this, but it is one of the better ones. Not only does Ms Oluo provide information explaining the issues, but she also provides many opportunities to put your new-found knowledge into practice. This ranges from things you can say and do, and things you shouldn't, to a handy discussion guide for your book clubs at the end. 

The chapters are laid out thoughtfully and cover a lot of info without being too dry or preachy. Many of her personal anecdotes broke my heart and/or made me enraged. We white folks need to be having these discussions with other white folks so that Black folks don't have to keep dealing with white supremacist bullshit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Bullying

ellanaomi_713's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Racism, Body shaming, Police brutality, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Slavery

really important book to read, but pretty heavy topics for people who’ve experienced these injustices - may be triggering.

sometimes_ready's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I’ll be digesting this book for years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Sexism and Ableism

triple_m's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

A very good entry level book about race (as the title suggests). Very concise and informative.

If you’ve read a handful of race books before then you probably won’t get a whole lot of new information out of this one, but if you’re interested in learning and just starting out then start here!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality and Sexism

Minor: Cultural appropriation and Panic attacks/disorders

Cw: talk of racial microaggressions and racial trauma