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So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo
5/5 (audiobook)
This book is a must-read. It encourages positive, helpful conversations while pointing out a list of injustices that still need to be changed in our society.
Ijeoma Oluo crafted a narrative that helps readers understand how to have conversations about race, why having those conversations is extraordinarily important, and when the conversations are appropriate to have. The three words that stick in my head after reading this book are emotional, educational, and informative.
I, personally, like having conversations about topics that may make others uncomfortable. I want to know as much about a topic as I can, and I want my sources to be diverse. I love hearing conflicting ideas, but in a rational and pleasant debate. This book opened my eyes and is helping me have this conversation in the most respectful and helpful way possible.
We need to learn to listen to the stories of others and ask how we can help. Oluo explains that defending and speaking are not always the most effective nor respectful ways to talk about race, and through this book, she really helps to display various ways we can change those less effective strategies into supportive, positive strategies.
One of the pieces of this novel I really like is how Oluo constantly challenged the reader by asking "why are you reading this book?" She wants the reader to understand why they are reading this book, but also why they are wanting to talk about race. This thought-provoking question throughout the novel really made me think critically about where I stand in the conversations and how I can do better.
I will recommend this book to anyone who is ready to start the conversation, change their conversation, or at least listen and think about the conversations.
This book is a must-read. It encourages positive, helpful conversations while pointing out a list of injustices that still need to be changed in our society.
Ijeoma Oluo crafted a narrative that helps readers understand how to have conversations about race, why having those conversations is extraordinarily important, and when the conversations are appropriate to have. The three words that stick in my head after reading this book are emotional, educational, and informative.
I, personally, like having conversations about topics that may make others uncomfortable. I want to know as much about a topic as I can, and I want my sources to be diverse. I love hearing conflicting ideas, but in a rational and pleasant debate. This book opened my eyes and is helping me have this conversation in the most respectful and helpful way possible.
We need to learn to listen to the stories of others and ask how we can help. Oluo explains that defending and speaking are not always the most effective nor respectful ways to talk about race, and through this book, she really helps to display various ways we can change those less effective strategies into supportive, positive strategies.
One of the pieces of this novel I really like is how Oluo constantly challenged the reader by asking "why are you reading this book?" She wants the reader to understand why they are reading this book, but also why they are wanting to talk about race. This thought-provoking question throughout the novel really made me think critically about where I stand in the conversations and how I can do better.
I will recommend this book to anyone who is ready to start the conversation, change their conversation, or at least listen and think about the conversations.