A very interesting read. I, like many others, did not think about race and the racism that comes with it. I have many black friends, and it is not something we have ever spoken about, until now. Reni talks of the battles that people of race have had to endure just be part of the UK, battles that I remember (Race Riots) and others that I had no idea about. As with a lot of things in a predominantly white society, things are swept under the carpet, and our government should be ashamed of their actions in the past, and indeed the present.

I feel this should be a book read by everyone.

I don’t often review non-fiction, but Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race is exactly what the Observer called it, ‘A wake-up call to a nation in denial’. I finished the book – mine is the edition with the new Aftermath chapter – and all I wanted to do was read more from Reni Eddo-Lodge.

With a brief overview of black British history (far more in depth than anything offered in schools, where the focus remains on black American civil rights, as if there has never been a need for a civil rights struggle in Britain), a clear depiction of institutional racism (not that we should need reminding after the Windrush debacle and those Home Office deportation targets), what white privilege really is, why and how white privilege is afraid, how feminism interacts with race, and an unpicking of race and class, the book is a call to action.

We need a broader, more accessible British history that accounts fully for the wrongs of the past in an attempt to redress racism in the system as well as the individual. To do that, the white privileged, people like me, need to take a hard look at themselves. We need to bring something to the conversation about race, once we’ve really sat back and listened.

This book is a great place to start listening and thinking about how to act for equality. I can’t recommend it enough. I’ll be reading it again.

Urgently need the full thing! The writing is exquisite, I love everything about it I now understand why so many people love this book!

What can I say it's the first chapter...it usually takes me a while to get into books like this and this was the same...not sure if I would pick this up after the first chapter but it's a very important book.

I found this sampler so compelling and thought provoking that I went out and bought the book. From what I've read so far, this looks set to be a really important perspective on society today and that challenges that some groups face that others are completely oblivious too.

When I received this I thought it was the whole book - I had heard so much about this book that I was dying to read it so was disappointed when I noticed it was just an extract. Nevertheless I loved the extract and devoured it in one go. It was thought-provoking and highly interesting and I look forward to reading the whole book.

I absolutely devoured the sampler of this within a sitting and was a tad sad when I got to the end. I am a sociology major and am obsessed with historical non-fiction. This book really opened my eyes as to the context of black British citizens throughout time and the significant contributions that individuals like Doctor Harold Moody who published a Quarterly Journal named The Keys through an organisation called The League of Coloured People's (who he himself had formed in 1931). Australia too has a black history and it is devastating to read that the "motherland" has the same disgusting and revolting history of mistreating and taking advantage of PoC. My knowledge of the history and treatment of PoC is very limited and this book gave me a firm "sit down, read and absorb and don't say a word", because the facts and the history that I was given is vital in understanding the history of the U.K. Each and every word and argument presented throughout the first chapter is compelling and written with conviction. The point is driven very hard and I personally believe that even the first chapter is pieces of history that every white person should know.

As a person who studied sociology and cultural studies I am not ignorant to the history of colonised nations, however I am ignorant and was not aware of the extent and impact that colonisation had on African and Asian nations. I personally felt uncomfortable reading about some of the experiences of past individuals and how they were treated, however it is important that I am made uncomfortable in this circumstance as should others.

I’ve been wanting to read this book since I first heard about it, but having heard and read mixed reviews I wasn’t sure whether it would be my sort of book. But after reading the first few chapters I can say I have now added it to the top of my list of books to read. Looking forward to reading the rest of the book very soon I hope.

Only reading one chapter of a book can make you feel shortchanged. Not with this book. I was totally engrossed in it, so desperate to read more I've purchased it.
The first chapter is an indepth look at the history concerning race relations in the U.K. Something I had no idea about. A well written, and at some times shocking chapter. I recommend everyone to read it.

My first reaction to the title of this book was: ‘click-bait’.
I took the bait because although I expected to read an angry, vaguely articulate rant I did empathize with her frustration in talking with people who 'just don't get it' and I also felt that maybe she could present a POV I needed to hear from the country where I grow up. Something a little different to the more prolific stories from people of colour growing up in the US.

On reflection I suspected the title was probably a rash statement made by the author based on frustration rather than any expectation of future behavior.
And in a way I was right as the author tells us that following the media attention generated by such a provocative statement she ended up spending an inordinate amount of her time talking to white people about race.

The initial blog was included at the beginning and was more clam and moderate than I would have expected considering the title.
The main body of the book is a concise and interesting history of racist towards people of colour in England. Not all of it was new to me and I lived through the later events mentioned, the descriptions in the book giving a different point of view to that presented at the time by the television and print news.

I think that due to the title some people will be disappointed that this is not a provocative diatribe on racism and white privilege. However I would recommend it and a good basis for understanding prejudice against people of colour in England.
The media is flooded with stories of such racism in the United States and many people read these stories and because ‘it isn’t like that in Britain’ can convince themselves that racism isn’t a problem in the UK.
This book is a good basis for showing readers the fallacy of this assumption. It will lead them to an understanding of prejudice against people of colour in Britain and, hopefully, will encourage people to strive for the necessary change.

This is a great introduction to the book. It is an important subject and I look forward to reading the rest of it.

A very important and timely book in the vein of The Good Immigrant, I will be pushing this into many peoples hands; readers or not.

This is such an important and interesting book. It isn't always easy to read but is definitely enlightening.

Really interesting read and vocalises a lot of issues I have, as a person of middle-eastern descent, had historically discussing race.

I will definitely be purchasing the book to continue reading.

This exceptional book has made a deep impression in racial stereotyping individuals preferences.Blacks have been marginalized throughout history. In South Africa during the apartheid years, I witnessed terrible injustices meted out to non-Europeans, were brutalized and down-trodden. Getting this special gift, in an ARC , has been a valuable and interesting insight into Reni Eddo-Lodge's one chapter offer. Would I buy the book--definitely.. Other literary giants have extolled her talent: judged worthy of the Jalak Prize for Book of the Year by a writer of colour. It reveals an insight into the thinking mind of writers opinions on race in England...Reni beat top writers like Germaine Greer and Simone de Beauvoir. Academics, booksellers and publishers curated a list of the "Top 10 Books by women that changed the world. The fact that someone would actually write 'Why I'm not talking to white people about race' is deeply offensive. What ever would happen if some coruscating journalist --a white one, would even contemplate heading his article "Why I am Not Talking to Black People About Race" would be frowned upon as divisive. This shows the difference race is viewed in the world today..

I was curious about the title and reading from the point of view of a mixed race woman. Although the book includes various examples of racism both current and past , it's a fairly short book and seems generalistic to not speak to white people at all about race.
I think that it's important to keep dialogue open and take people as we find them. Not every white person is racist or even unaware of their white privilege, which is what this book assumes. I'd rather read something more in-depth about the cases in the U.K. that are underpinned by racism and what can be done to reduce these. When I find these books I'll post up on my Goodreads page.

This is an angry and illuminating account of British racism. It covers so much just in the first chapter on key moments in the history of British racism from slavery, right up to the 1980s. It jumps from one story to another quickly and is a lot to take in but it is rich and so necessary. The examples of racism given are infuriating to read about, and show how little Brits know of their history. I would recommend that everyone reads this book, as long as you are prepared to be confronted with some uncomfortable truths. I will be reading the rest and look forward to learning even more.

After reading this excerpt of the introduction and first chapter, I am definitely going to head out to my University library and borrow the full novel to read over the Summer. I feel wrong rating this before I've read the whole thing, but this excerpt alone was a solid 5 stars from me.

I'm white and British, going into my second year of university in September, and it frustrates me so much that I never learnt any of this in school. We did a unit on the civil rights movement in America when I was in year 10 and 11 (read: going on 4 ago), and next semester I'm doing a unit on ethnicity and diversity in American literature, but I've never covered anything to do with racism in British history. I wish I had my own full copy of this to highlight and keep on my bookshelf. I got frustrated enough reading the first chapter, I don't know how I'll feel reading the rest.

Interesting (short!) read from the perspective of a young, black, British woman whose eponymous blog post went viral, and which is explored more fully here. Its focus appears to be largely on immigration, so don't expect anything more expansive than something you might find in the Long Reads section of The Guardian, but its well-researched and has plenty of food for thought and discussion. I would like to hear more on other aspects of the author's experience as her voice is clear and frank.

Vital reading for every single person in the UK (and elsewhere). Even if us white people like to think we're woke, there's so much we don't know. Reading this is Step 1 in our education.

On a critical level I wish it had been longer as I loved Eddo-Lodge's writing style and really wanted to know more on the subject, but I will consider it a starter book for further reading.