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Nathan_Opland-Dobs
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Erin.Elizabeth10
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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 2w
Leftcoastzen Great book! 2w
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Erin.Elizabeth10 @Leftcoastzen Yes, it was so good! 2w
marleed Yet, sadly it will be banned from so many schools. 2w
Erin.Elizabeth10 @marleed so sad. It just proves the point. 2w
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Chittavrtti
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While I have this in book form I listened to an audio edition. Worth every hour.

Tamra What pretty photo. 1mo
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KCofKaysville
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Compelling argument that we live in a society with a Caste system like India, or like with the Jews and others in the Third Reich. I sort of feel like after I had read “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee“ many years ago. There is a lot of history to overcome!

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wideeyedreader
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I feel like I learned so much from reading this—I‘d recommend it to anyone! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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KCofKaysville
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Starting an important book which I've been meaning to read for a couple of years now.

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Bookish_Gal
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First half shared amazing concepts that made me rethink racism. Very informative. The mentions of lyncing being public events was sickening. Liked the connections made between India and US caste system. It really does make sense. Could‘ve ended there. The second half lost me. Turned part memoir that didn‘t feel right in a way that is hard to describe. It didn‘t connect all together for such a long read.

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AvidReader25
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Wilkerson does a deep dive into the way America has set itself up in a caste system, similar to Nazi Germany & India. She researched everything using historical examples, personal experiences, & studies on current culture to show the damage and lingering effects this system has on our society. It's a lot to take in & she handles it beautifully.

“We are responsible for our own ignorance or, with time and openhearted enlightenment, our own wisdom.”

Vansa I found that her analogy of caste really,really doesn't work though. Her arguments indicate that she really doesn't entirely understand caste- and it's complicated and evil in ways that are difficult to understand if you're not Indian, in my opinion, no matter how intelligent you are and how much research you do 7mo
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BookwormM
Pyre | Perumal Murugan
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#BookerInternationalLonglist2023 Based on the blurb I expected to love this but the way the story was told kept me distanced from the characters they were all kind of awful in their own way.

That said the ending was horrific and I hate the fact that I live in a world where this is not just fiction.

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