Reviews
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
adamhecktman's review
5.0
Schmucks like to sugar coat history to absolve themselves from their schmuckery and the schmuckery of their forefathers. Non-schmucks tell it like it was.
catbooking's review against another edition
4.0
The content of the book was very interesting. I learned new facts and was offered a new perspective on old truths. Well worth a read.
That said, I feel the need to mention something that annoyed me through the whole book. I listened to this book, narrated by the author, so it may have been an issue with how the text was read, but I could not stand all the descriptive sections. Whether the descriptions were of people or places or birds dancing in the air I would just to tighten my jaw and count seconds until it was over. No clue why this annoyed me so much, but I would have loved the book more if those sections were omitted entirely or replaced with more factual information.
I do intend to scour the sources listed in the end for more stuff to read. Proud as I was having already read some of the mentioned sources there are plenty more to check out.
That said, I feel the need to mention something that annoyed me through the whole book. I listened to this book, narrated by the author, so it may have been an issue with how the text was read, but I could not stand all the descriptive sections. Whether the descriptions were of people or places or birds dancing in the air I would just to tighten my jaw and count seconds until it was over. No clue why this annoyed me so much, but I would have loved the book more if those sections were omitted entirely or replaced with more factual information.
I do intend to scour the sources listed in the end for more stuff to read. Proud as I was having already read some of the mentioned sources there are plenty more to check out.
afreema3's review
Read for my Intro to American Studies Course. I couldn't finish it during the semester, so I'm catching up during break
Though not written by a historian I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in history, or even just the study of history.
Though not written by a historian I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in history, or even just the study of history.
aprilinao's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
joelletribbiani's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
gobblingupbooks's review against another edition
I just can’t do audiobooks right now. Will definitely be returning to this one though
nishapan's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Trafficking, Death, Racial slurs, and Slavery