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lauraborkpower's review against another edition
3.0
The only reason this is only three stars is because it's a short book. It's interesting, well written, and covers a nice bit of English Civil Rights history in addition to Eddo-Lodge's own experiences. She reads the audiobook herself, and does a great job, so I'd recommend giving it a listen. I just wish it had been more substantial.
maisiewrites247's review against another edition
5.0
Reni Eddo-Lodge’s Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race started as a blog post and ended as a published, award-winning book. Eddo-Lodge delves into the history of racism in Britain, structural racism, white privilege, and intersectionality. It’s important, it’s informative, and I was quite emotional when I finished it. I recommend this book because it’s so important to understand the history of racism in Britain, structural racism in particular, as well as the intersections of race and gender or race and class. Ironically, I think white people need to read this book. ‘After a lifetime of embodying difference, I have no desire to be equal.’
bethanwx's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Essential reading. Eddo-Lodge crafts a thorough exploration of racism in the UK through her personable narrative voice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation, Misogyny, Colonisation, Grief, Classism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Slavery, and Racism
wanderinghappygal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Racism, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs
anjaleer's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve recently started working in the corporate world which has been quite different compared to my university where people talked about social justice and understood privilege. During my lunch break me and other POC’s try to engage on the topic of race with our white college but this took a lot out of us. Having to relive our pain and still have people defend their privilege really took a lot of me. This book therefore came at just the right time in terms of me understanding my place in the conversation about race and that it’s ok to take a break from these conversations for the sake of my own mental health.
This book is truly amazing as it goes through all the struggles that POC’s go through with historical data to back it up so it doesn’t seem as though we are overreacting (as many believe we do). One of my biggest take always from this is the last chapter. I’m always stuck on how to properly articulate what a white person needs to do now that they have had this conversation. I often get asked how we are expected to move forward to equality and this book perfectly explains what I should say.
Thank you for allowing this book to exist <3
This book is truly amazing as it goes through all the struggles that POC’s go through with historical data to back it up so it doesn’t seem as though we are overreacting (as many believe we do). One of my biggest take always from this is the last chapter. I’m always stuck on how to properly articulate what a white person needs to do now that they have had this conversation. I often get asked how we are expected to move forward to equality and this book perfectly explains what I should say.
Thank you for allowing this book to exist <3
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
I wanted to read something that focuses on systemic racism through a non-American lens; looking back on how issues of racism have been addressed in my time in the UK, so much of the conversation seems to be about the US without really touching on problems within the UK. There seems to be a kind of disonance between the progressive values the UK claims to have, and reality.
Similarly, now that I've had an opportunity to see how racism is broached in primary schools, all the focus is on the US civil rights movement, Rosa Parks and MLK. All of which are presented somewhat superficially in class time. This book certainly made me aware of events and policy that I'd previously never heard of.
Reading through some of the reviews of this book make me wonder if the people writing them acutally attempted to read this. Nothing in it was insulting or particularly radical in my opinion.
Similarly, now that I've had an opportunity to see how racism is broached in primary schools, all the focus is on the US civil rights movement, Rosa Parks and MLK. All of which are presented somewhat superficially in class time. This book certainly made me aware of events and policy that I'd previously never heard of.
Reading through some of the reviews of this book make me wonder if the people writing them acutally attempted to read this. Nothing in it was insulting or particularly radical in my opinion.
emeraldgarnet's review
2.0
Chapters one and seven contain a lot of value. However, much of the other chapters is a confused jumble and chapter six cannot have been written by someone with a genuine understanding of the British class system.
Note: I grew up in the UK during the 1990s and 2000s, at a very similar time as the author.
Note: I grew up in the UK during the 1990s and 2000s, at a very similar time as the author.