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Soubhiville
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Pickpick

I knew this would be excellent because I‘ve been seeing Litsy reviews for the last several years. It really is eye opening and perspective changing. I‘d love to see it on curriculums. I‘m glad I own the audio, I could see listening again. I need to pick up her other book soon.

Amiable Great book —and I actually loved “The Warmth of Other Suns” even more. 1w
AmyG Something is coming your way! A little early, so hold on to it. 😘 1w
Soubhiville @AmyG Aw thanks! I‘ve been meaning to write to you. I‘m headed to NH this weekend but I‘ll have my house sitter keep an eye out ❤️. 1w
Suet624 An amazing book!! 1w
AmyG Have a wonderful trip! 1w
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Cortg
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My daughter graduates in a few weeks and I just found out Isabel Wilkerson will be making the commencement speech! I‘m kinda fangirling right now 😆

Deblovestoread That‘s awesome and congratulations to your daughter! 🎉 1mo
ChaoticMissAdventures What a special lucky pick!! Congrats to your daughter on her graduation!! 1mo
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Chrissyreadit Congrats to your daughter!!! and i bet that will be an amazing addressed! 1mo
Kristy_K Congrats to your daughter! And I‘m jealous! 1mo
Cortg @Chrissyreadit @Kristy_K Thank you 😊I‘m super excited! 1mo
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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #caste #isabelwilkerson #bookbeast #bookbuds #bookchat #libby

all_4_kb Fabulous book 3mo
BoleyBooks @all_4_kb - 👍 enlightening 📚 3mo
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Kristy_K
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Pickpick

An important, challenging, angering, heartbreaking, thought-provoking, educational book. It should be mandatory reading for everybody.

I will be thinking about what I learned in this book for a long time.

Readergrrl Exceptionally so, especially in light of recent events. 😡 4mo
Kristy_K @Readergrrl Yes. I kept thinking about what‘s happening the entire time I was reading. It makes me scared, angry, sad… 4mo
ncsufoxes Such a great book, Clint Smith‘s book is phenomenal. Really applies to so much happening today (if you haven‘t already read it) 4mo
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Kristy_K @ncsufoxes I read this last year and agree. I continue to learn from each of these books. 4mo
AvidReader25 I‘m still thinking about this one! 4mo
Kristy_K @AvidReader25 I imagine I will too for a long time! 4mo
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beelzebubba

I‘m looking forward to getting to this before the end of the year. The friend who sent it to me said it was amazing.

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currentlyreadinginCO
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All of my #botm books are unpacked & on the same bookcase! I've read 67 but still have 25 or so 🧐... I'll get around to them eventually. I found some of my favorite books through botm and will probably continue w it despite the forever backlog

Ruthiella Beautiful! 😍 9mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 9mo
TheSpineView I have that same forever backlog! 📚📚📚 9mo
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AnnCrystal 🤩📚😍👍. 9mo
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful display! 9mo
kspenmoll Looks lovely with your plants! 9mo
Kitta Stunning! 9mo
currentlyreadinginCO @TheSpineView we will defeat it eventually!! 🗡️🗡️ 9mo
LiteraryinPA Such a pretty setup! 9mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 9mo
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currentlyreadinginCO
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Pickpick

Forever chugging through my #botmbacklog and I greatly enjoyed this one. B/w Caste and The Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson has taught me much about America. I agree with the criticism that this one is a bit light on the research and I felt the rawness of post-2016 election night throughout, but a timely, well-written project that compares America's caste system to that of India and the Third Reich is worth consideration.

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REPollock
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An important book. A lot of white Americans will find this a difficult read and many will dismiss it as hyperbole. Glad I read it although it‘s difficult, especially the details about brutality to enforce caste.

Tamra It‘s taking me forever to get to this one, despite the fact I know it will be enlightening. 10mo
REPollock @tamra it explained things that have puzzled me on a lifelong basis, as a person who grew up as a white girl with progressive parents in the south. 10mo
JamieArc @Tamra I feel the same way about The Warmth of Other Suns. I read Caste and while it is difficult content, she‘s such a great storyteller that you find yourself turning the pages like a wonderfully written fiction. 10mo
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Abailliekaras
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Mehso-so

A dark novel about two newlyweds who are spurned by the rural villagers because of the caste difference. Very disturbing as a portrayal of the caste system discrimination, narrow-mindedness & violence. The city which welcomes all is a haven by contrast. But I also found the marriage controlling (he ignores her plea to go home). The effect was a horrifying book told in a fairytale style with villains, a complicit groom & a damsel in distress.

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Erin.Elizabeth10
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Pickpick

Wow, I wish I would have read this book sooner. It is so well written, engaging, it teaches so many things and unveils the workings of race and caste in American society. It‘s long, but it‘s not hard to read. I always wanted to keep learning and reading more chapters. This feels like it should be required reading for all Americans.

all_4_kb Loved it 1y
Leftcoastzen Great book! 1y
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Erin.Elizabeth10 @Leftcoastzen Yes, it was so good! 1y
marleed Yet, sadly it will be banned from so many schools. 1y
Erin.Elizabeth10 @marleed so sad. It just proves the point. 1y
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