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hcliff's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
drraytay's review
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Police brutality
7jai's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
diazzzz's review against another edition
5.0
The most honest, nuanced and considered writing on mixedness I’ve read. It spoke to my goddamn soul.
ciarankennedy's review against another edition
5.0
This book forms a much needed interjection into a national conversation that elides mixed voices.
I think it will resonant with mixed people, many of whom will have wished this book was around earlier, whilst they were struggling to navigate their formative years as a mixed individual.
In the book, Natalie blends technical language from academic studies with the lived experiences and oral histories of mixed people, to provide a well balanced account of mixedness. She covers an array of important topics from identity formation to fetishisation, which I found fruitful for pensive introspection. What a book!
I think it will resonant with mixed people, many of whom will have wished this book was around earlier, whilst they were struggling to navigate their formative years as a mixed individual.
In the book, Natalie blends technical language from academic studies with the lived experiences and oral histories of mixed people, to provide a well balanced account of mixedness. She covers an array of important topics from identity formation to fetishisation, which I found fruitful for pensive introspection. What a book!
davidgilani's review against another edition
5.0
YES! I have been waiting for this book for a long time and I was not disappointed. A book that so articulately explores the experience of living in the UK as a mixed-race person. There are obviously a lot of books out there now about race... however a lot of these are US-based, or the ones that are UK-based don't necessarily narrow in on this specific aspect of being mixed race.
Natalie gives brilliant examples of her own life... she includes lots of relevant research... she's also great at exploring areas where we don't have accurate research or data because of oversimplifications. I.e. that not all mixed people are the same. Especially not when you're comparing someone who is mixed with partial white background, compared to someone who is mixed with two minority / global majority backgrounds.
Natalie gives brilliant examples of her own life... she includes lots of relevant research... she's also great at exploring areas where we don't have accurate research or data because of oversimplifications. I.e. that not all mixed people are the same. Especially not when you're comparing someone who is mixed with partial white background, compared to someone who is mixed with two minority / global majority backgrounds.