Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
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Average rating4.6
'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak' The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today. THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR A BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD
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I feel this is a very didactic book. In Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge talks to reader, white or not, and patiently presents arguments and experience in a way that is easily comprehended. This book is a conversation—it's a discussion that has been happening for a while now, and one worth having, too. The information Eddo-Lodge brings may not be all-new for the people who have been watching and participating in this discussion, but still, this read would hardly be an empty one.
Needless to say, the people who feel offended by the title are the ones who need most to read this book.
There are interesting thoughts in it, even important ones, but it is a bit too shallow and aimless.
Listening. Learning. Changing. Listening. Learning. Adjusting.
