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This Is Not America

By: Tomiwa Owolade
Narrated by: Tomiwa Owolade
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 Across the West, racial injustice has become a matter of urgency. Terms like 'critical race theory' and 'intersectionality' are everywhere and, in the rush to get it right, Britain has followed the lead of the world's dominant political power: America. But what if we've been looking in the wrong place?
In This is Not America, Tomiwa Owolade argues that too much of the debate around racism in Britain is viewed through the prism of American ideas that don't reflect the history, challenges and achievements of black communities at home.
Humane, empirical and passionate, this book promises to start a new conversation around race and, vitally, shed light on black British life today.©2022 Tomiwa Owolade (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd Emigration & Immigration Europe Politics & Government Social Sciences World Social justice

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I have been waiting for this book to come out ever since I heard about it. It's a really important book, talking about the nuances of racial equality in the UK, and what makes the British scene different from that in the US. This could hardly be more timely or more necessary.

So why not get an actor to read it? I've heard the author speak and I know he doesn't normally sound like this. For some reason, when he reads, he pauses after every word or two. He sounds. Like someone. Doing. A bad. William. Shatner. Impression.

Please, please, hire someone with better delivery and re-record this. I'd like to listen a second time, but I can't concentrate on what I'm hearing because it's so painful.

This is why actors exist

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I am an hour through this important book and on the cusp of giving up. the narration is shocking. surely, in the recording studio someone should have said 'this isn't working'. with all the recording tech we have today, someone could have edited the recording to make it round that the narrator can complete a sentence without pausing after every couple of words! such a shame. I recommend getting someone who can read out loud properly in the studio, re-releasing, and then watching your audiobook sales increase drastically.

shocking narration

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The breath and depth of his research, the experiential and cultural knowledge, his critical incisive analysis.

He should have let an actor narrate

Excellent

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A very clear assessment of racism in the United Kingdom and the need to tackle and talk about the problem from a British perspective and not an American one. America's race problems are different to that of the UK and thus we need different solutions. Unfortunately the authors narration let the experience down a little.

An Important Book

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Plus rational, balanced, made one think and often smile. I think I coped better with the narration than many reviewers but it would have been much better to use a professional

Intelligent and thoughtful

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