No Tigers in Africa | 
pickA beautifully written book that cleverly explores the hidden roots of racism and how they affect both sides. It describes the random acts of violence faced by black people in South Africa and the context that often leads white people to violence.
For those born in this context, racism can be internalised and may come out in small, disparaged and escalating acts before it reaches full violence. 1/3
bookwyrm7 The teen in the book is forced to confront his own racism when his family leaves South Africa and settles down in England. We see things through his eyes, while battling with depression and failing to let go of his life back home. As usual, it takes a girl who he wants to date to do a lot of the emotional labour to help him. But, on the other hand, he's also helped by Bala, his therapist at the Villa, and the other kids he interacts with. 2/3 2mo
bookwyrm7 We're not all born racist, we're made that way. And some of us can also be unmade. I think it was interesting to go on this journey inside the mind of someone struggling to understand who he was (how racism shaped him) and who he can be in the future (hopefully a better person). 3/3 2mo
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