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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an advanced audio copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.
Insurrection by Hawa Allan is the history of insurrections in the United States, the Insurrection Act, and how the government/society has historically been afraid of Black citizens and the possibility of insurrection from those same Black citizens.
Ms. Allan is a lawyer and that definitely comes across in her writing. She is building a case the entirety of the book and making arguments about the use of the Insurrection act throughout American history. This is interspersed with personal anecdotes from her own life.
While I did learn about American history throughout this title, I had a hard time understanding what Ms. Allan was building her case about. She was constantly making arguments and I would find myself going.... "how did we get here? I'm not sure how this is relevant to what we were just talking about." Maybe I am just not smart enough for this title?
The book is narrated by Ms. Allan herself, and it was interesting hearing the inflections in her writing as she intended them. I LOVE when nonfiction books are read by their authors.
Insurrection by Hawa Allan is the history of insurrections in the United States, the Insurrection Act, and how the government/society has historically been afraid of Black citizens and the possibility of insurrection from those same Black citizens.
Ms. Allan is a lawyer and that definitely comes across in her writing. She is building a case the entirety of the book and making arguments about the use of the Insurrection act throughout American history. This is interspersed with personal anecdotes from her own life.
While I did learn about American history throughout this title, I had a hard time understanding what Ms. Allan was building her case about. She was constantly making arguments and I would find myself going.... "how did we get here? I'm not sure how this is relevant to what we were just talking about." Maybe I am just not smart enough for this title?
The book is narrated by Ms. Allan herself, and it was interesting hearing the inflections in her writing as she intended them. I LOVE when nonfiction books are read by their authors.