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tamanda94's review against another edition
5.0
This man! This book!
This book was an excellent look at and dissection of the British culture and race and class within the British society. It was interesting because some of the thoughts expressed are similar to mine and my experience of growing up in Britain as a person of colour.
This book was an excellent look at and dissection of the British culture and race and class within the British society. It was interesting because some of the thoughts expressed are similar to mine and my experience of growing up in Britain as a person of colour.
offworldcolony's review against another edition
5.0
Required reading. Opened my eyes to the kind of racism I faced in school without realising that instead of being bullied by classmates like some of my peers, i was bullied by the teachers and the tragic trauma that it engendered. As an upstart "Paki" this book resonated with me and if anyone wants to know my lived experience, some of that is well elucidated in Akala's Natives.
rad_hika's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
the_sunken_library's review against another edition
5.0
This book should be mandatory reading for all British students.
I felt equal measures of shame, embarrassment and anger while immersed in Akala's story and the story of the British Empire. Shame and embarrassment that I am so ignorant of my home country's history and story, anger at how our government and power structure has abused and mistreated people from around the globe, especially those it considered part of its "Commonwealth".
Akala is eloquent, passionate and unashamedly brutal in his analysis of Britain's behaviour and attitude throughout the centuries.
I felt equal measures of shame, embarrassment and anger while immersed in Akala's story and the story of the British Empire. Shame and embarrassment that I am so ignorant of my home country's history and story, anger at how our government and power structure has abused and mistreated people from around the globe, especially those it considered part of its "Commonwealth".
Akala is eloquent, passionate and unashamedly brutal in his analysis of Britain's behaviour and attitude throughout the centuries.
lexreading1997's review against another edition
4.75
I think I may read this once a year just to remind myself of great arguments and examples on how to argue with racists and xenophobes
saskiahill's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia, Classism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Racism
Moderate: Rape, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Deportation, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, War, Slavery, Genocide, Drug use, and Death
Minor: Antisemitism