Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri

16 reviews

bookwyrmknits's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

3.75

I enjoyed this look at how hair fits into culture and can be an art form or non-verbal language, but I liked it more when I was reading the book for myself. While I enjoyed listening to Dabiri's narration, I found it difficult while listening to determine where quotes ended or to differentiate the notes from the main body of the text. (I ended up getting an ebook copy to read along while listening to avoid confusion, and that is not my preferred method for audiobooks.) I think I would have gotten more out of the book had I just picked up the print version instead of initially getting just the audio.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Slavery

melodyseestrees's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

 Those well versed in the general black hair culture will find this contains entry level information. For those of us who are ignorant to the important intersection of black hair and the many cultural origins, we will find this a welcoming way to learn information. The audiobook is narrated very well and is not dry like the physical book could appear to some readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Cursing, Rape, and Murder

notsobinaryart's review

informative reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual violence and Police brutality

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

‘Don’t Touch My Hair’ is a brilliant book, discussing how political every part of blackness, especially black hair, is. I only had a shallow understanding of black hair and its politics, so this book was an insightful way to learn.

Unsurprising how much white people benefitted (and continue to benefit) from blackness 😢

Emma Dabiri did a brilliant job with this one. 3.5 stars out of 5 for me and definitely one to come back to 🥹 Thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

effievee's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism

bookbuyingwithkatie's review

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

hfleur's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation

queerloras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

Fucking brilliant. Absolutely funking brilliant.

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

I have never learnt so much from such a concise book. I feel privileged to have got to read it, as it maps millions upon millions of overlapping stories spanning four continents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry

ivulikkivulik's review against another edition

informative

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism