A review by reasie
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson
4.0
Wilkerson's strength is in narrative, in drawing you in to the real, personal examples she chooses to illustrate her points.
I was a little disappointed that the book didn't go into depth on the research it summarizes and alludes to, but it's not an academic work, it's aimed at the general public, and at conveying clearly and viscerally the ways caste operates in our society to the uninitiated, and it does that very well, if it does at time feel like treading well-trod ground to those of us who have read extensively on the subject.
I was a little disappointed that the book didn't go into depth on the research it summarizes and alludes to, but it's not an academic work, it's aimed at the general public, and at conveying clearly and viscerally the ways caste operates in our society to the uninitiated, and it does that very well, if it does at time feel like treading well-trod ground to those of us who have read extensively on the subject.