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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

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.

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.

The beginning 1/3 of the book was very compelling & described exactly what Wilkerson dubbed the American Caste system &just how extreme it is. There were parts I found redundant, or random, & occasionally contradictory.
A good read to check your biases, understand why there‘s still such a divide here, &/or further radicalize you.

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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.

While I have this in book form I listened to an audio edition. Worth every hour.

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!

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

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

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.

When the library loan for a book you forgot you requested because the wait is just so long.
Alright, let‘s give it a go.
Let‘s see how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system. #banned

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.”

I just started reading this book which discusses racism and “casteism”. It is beautifully written and makes so much sense, but it is deeply sad.

Wow, very powerful. I did find it a bit inconsistent in terms of the difficulty of writing - sometimes it was very easy, other times it was a bit more hard going but the content was some of the most thought-provoking I've read.

Roll 51 for #Roll100

#MayMontage #FinanceRelated Grabbed this on a kindle deal yesterday!!! @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

great followup to Warmth of Other Suns…explores the idea that ameica has a caste system created as part of slavery and continuing today. highly recommend.

Surprise gift from my Father!! 🥹

Finished earlier this week. I‘m trying to get back to reading more non-fiction this year & this month I finally tackled Caste which has been in my TBR for ages. Wilkerson is an amazing writer & this book is both engrossing & infuriating. The comparisons of caste in America, India & Nazi Germany are shattering & I had to read this is short doses at times. The Warmth of Other Suns is loaded on my Kindle as well & I‘ll be getting to it soon.

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It took me a while to finish this, and I am so glad that I did. Kudos to Isabel Wilkerson for a masterful, deeply researched book about the hidden caste system in America. Linking the caste systems of America, India and Nazi Germany, she identifies eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations. You can see by all the markers in my book, that there was so much that I wanted to remember. A must read! #blackhistorymonth

#BlackHistoryMonth Recommendations
Day 20 Nonfiction

Isabel Wilkerson is a fantastic writer, I was incredibly intimidated by her Warmth of Other Suns (which is excellent and not something to be scared of!) so I picked up Caste first, and was absorbed from page one. This is an important look at how the caste system is alive and well in America, the root and history of it and an argument of how it shaped individuals and America in general

This powerful book examines the caste hierarchy that has marred & defined society throughout American history. Every day I read this book, I saw a story in the news that provided real time support for her thesis: in the arrest of a journalist, the high infant mortality rate among even affluent black mothers, the murder by police of another black man.There has always been a subordinate & a dominant caste in this country, & it costs us as a nation.

Starting the audio while I wait for my book reserve from the Library. IRL Book Club choice. I loved her book “ The Warmth of Other Suns”.

This book made me weep. It is well-researched, poignant, thought-provoking, gut-wrenching and eye-opening, and I commend Ms. Wilkerson for completing the monumental task of writing it. I learned a lot. Every American needs to read it.

Wow! What a book. So rich of information and systemic racism. A real eye-opener! Loved it!

Just took out of the library. Wary of the hypothesis but open to hearing about it. Anyone else read it?

Another work read - not my favorite. Really interesting ideas, but the presentation of the ideas made it hard for me to understand the logic behind them. Too many personal stories and no in text citations.
I think race as caste is a correct idea, and the author provides arresting stories about what experiences people of the different race/castes experience but I don‘t understand the entire concept.
2/5 read for a better view on racism in the USA

Finally read this one that has been sitting in my shelf since it came out. It was an interesting look at comparing the caste systems in India, the US, & Nazi Germany. It was the first time I had read anything discussing a caste system within the US. It was interesting to read about this area. Definitely recommend for anyone continuing to be on an anti racist journey. Happy that I finally took the time to read this one. #bookspin book

Important reading but not Wilkerson‘s best writing. She makes some assumptive leaps occasionally that bring the reader up short, and tries to push her thesis into places that it really doesn‘t fit, but as for eye opening and important content, it‘s worth reading.

Isabel Wilkerson‘s ‘Caste‘ belongs alongside Michelle Alexander‘s ‘The New Jim Crow‘ as a must-read for North American people grappling to understand our history and how it continues to impact us today.

Loving this audiobook! Listening in smaller chunks so I can think about the comparisons the author draws.

#AlphabetGame #LetterC

Favourite book starting with “C”.

Another contender is Citizen by Claudia Rankine

Day 2. Didn‘t finish anything today, but I‘ve started all three of these. 1 chapter in for both Caste and Yes & I love you, 4 chapters in on the BJ Daniels book. My work schedule is a bit wonky this week but we canceled tomorrow nights twice postponed book group due to most of us either getting over so@etching or fighting off something. So hopefully I can get some good reading in this week. #JubilantJuly

I felt anger, sadness and despair reading this. We can do better, we have too.

4.5/5⭐ Essential reading. This is the shit they need to teach in schools.

The book summary promises solutions for moving forward but doesn't deliver on it.

#bookspinbingo #doublespin

This is undoubtedly an important book that helps describe deep seeded troubles in our western (world) view. Punch up, as the words at the end of the book state: “A world without caste would set everyone free.”

Another procedure for hubby, more reading time at the doctor‘s office.

Starting this tonight. Our church is doing this as a congregation-wide read, and while I don‘t plan to participate in the discussion groups (at least one of the leaders is someone who values her own opinion above all others, and also likes to hear herself talk), I am anxious to read this.

Trying to get a book photo, but Winston just wants me to play fetch. 😂🍌

* Racism is a modern conception.
* It is the most misunderstood word in American culture.
* It is the combination of racial bias and systemic power.

The author thoroughly researched three different caste systems including the one in the US. Also the real life stories in the book are riveting as well. This book shows how caste affects all of us even those who act as though it does not exist.

This is such an important book! It was so beautifully written and discusses important topics related to racial inequality in the United States. The stories shared were heartbreaking and jarring, though not surprising, unfortunately. Isabel Wilkerson adds to the conversation to show that every level of the system has some form of racism.

There are no words. Impeccably researched, Wilkerson 's writing is intelligent but easy to absorb, and incredibly thought provoking.

#weekendreads with @rachelsbrittain

1) Just Like Home, Caste, What Bread The Devil Knead

2) Both? I can't choose. I listen to audiobooks for workouts, driving and house cleaning and podcasts during the week during work.

3) Current audio is Caste last was The Silent Patient (👎)