A review by polychromatic_hedgehog_parable
Race Matters by Cornel West
4.75
Cornel West is an exceptional writer & speaker and this was a joy to read haha. (really different from the last book I read. 🙈)
very "Christian dad" vibes at times, but I suppose that's very reasonable given the circumstances LOL.
beautiful & accessible writing, yet a broad and deep range of references (i.e. there are some people I can't recommend this book to whoops)
I might need to go back and dig for the quote, but at one point West seemed to really explicitly and succinctly describe his goal in life (?) or broad theory of change (??) and my jaw dropped to the floor. like holy shit I aspire to have that level of clarity about my own life goals and beliefs. I genuinely want to study his statement and set aside time to think about what something for me might be.
lots of big thoughts from this book, but I don't want to write them out here
very "Christian dad" vibes at times, but I suppose that's very reasonable given the circumstances LOL.
beautiful & accessible writing, yet a broad and deep range of references (i.e. there are some people I can't recommend this book to whoops)
I might need to go back and dig for the quote, but at one point West seemed to really explicitly and succinctly describe his goal in life (?) or broad theory of change (??) and my jaw dropped to the floor. like holy shit I aspire to have that level of clarity about my own life goals and beliefs. I genuinely want to study his statement and set aside time to think about what something for me might be.
lots of big thoughts from this book, but I don't want to write them out here