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adrizeuza's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
This book should be mandatory reading in all social science courses in Europe. Jonny has such a unique writing voice and is also a great narrator in the audiobook. I really liked the intertwining of personal experience (although I feel like certain parts of the book were sparser on this side of the equation) and historical / political reflection. Especially relevant to think Afropean as a potential international political movement. I learned so much about the history of the African diaspora and liberation movements in Europe. Especially loved the working class perspective that permeated the whole book. Highly recommend!
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Colonisation, Xenophobia, and Classism
Minor: Police brutality and Islamophobia
questingnotcoasting's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This was fascinating. It's a travelogue, following a journey Pitts took around Europe learning about the lives and communities of ordinary Black Europeans in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm, Moscow, Marseille and Lisbon. I really like his writing and his descriptions of the people he met and places he visited are so vivid. I learnt a lot about European colonialism and how the communities being discussed came to exist. I also enjoyed the memoir element, as he reflects on his own community and upbringing in Sheffield. It's taken me almost a month to read but only because I liked dipping in and out of it. It's written in a conversational, accessible way and I could equally have sped through it.
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Moderate: Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Slavery
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