A review by rainyleigh
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was one of the most well written books I have ever read. I was astounded by her ability to weave together 3 rich histories of various caste systems both past and present, their relations to each other, the worlds reactions to each, all while maintaining a moving and impactful allegory. Starting the book with a metaphor and ending with a real concrete experience within that metaphor was literary genius. The whole book was phenomenal and I wish every person in the US (and around the world) would read this book with an open mind. 
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