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A review by plantbasedbride
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Wow. What a worldview shattering book.
The way Wilkerson compares the American system to the Caste system in India and the modified Caste system imposed by the Nazis seems, at first, like a stretch. But impeccably organized chapter by impeccably organized chapter, the picture begins to take shape. And by the end of this horrifying yet clarifying work, the comparison seems to be the most natural one you could make.
Concise yet detailed, and perfectly narrated by Robin Miles, this may be the most eye-opening book on race in America that I have ever read.
The way Wilkerson compares the American system to the Caste system in India and the modified Caste system imposed by the Nazis seems, at first, like a stretch. But impeccably organized chapter by impeccably organized chapter, the picture begins to take shape. And by the end of this horrifying yet clarifying work, the comparison seems to be the most natural one you could make.
Concise yet detailed, and perfectly narrated by Robin Miles, this may be the most eye-opening book on race in America that I have ever read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Racism, and Violence