Damn. DAMN! This is the funniest and most cutting book I have read in a long, long time. I haven’t laughed out loud while reading in years. I mean, I’ve smiled. I’ve chuckled. I may, may have even snickered aloud while reading Glen Duncan’s I, Lucifer. But actual, out loud, genuine guffaws? I can’t remember the last book that made me roar with laughter.Nels Abbey's book did that, and did it often. It has a laugh-per-word ratio that would make a seasoned stand-up comic envious. But there is far...

Angry and funny, this book puts into words what people of colour already know subconsciously, in a way which made me smort with laughter whilst also being riled at the issues raised.

This is my first Netgalley audiobook and I was really worried that I would have to DNF it. About 15 minutes in, I was riled. I really did not need some weird bloke throwing the n-word and mother-f***er and similar words at me every couple of sentences. I can - if I choose - absolutely ignore bad or racist language on the written page. I can just let my eyes skip over the words and not sink in but with an Audiobook, it's not easy to shut your ears. The book starts very slowly and I was pretty bor...

Brilliant satire. The Prince if Machiavelli was a Moor. Made me laugh, cringe and nod throughout. 4 stars as I’m not a fan of crude language and swearing, otherwise it would have been 5.

This book had me in stitches. Very funny...but with a serious point to make about the nature of workplace discrimination and how a black man or woman might navigate it...or not!

The title may scare some people particularly white people,however this is not about overthrowing white people or starting a race war. It is however a polemic on race and the black experience.In places this book is very funny but also does not back any punches. I am of Indian heritage and have not had to go through what alot of black people have to go through but there were quite a few eye openers for me.I have seen some low star reviews for this book and to be honest I think it's by people who h...

Light hearted GatheringA light hearted consolidation of some of the things even half savvy blacks understand about the white western world they love in. For us old heads, we can sagely not our heads and chuckle. Slightly risky for the young, because there is nothing like the dissemination of 'given's to form a notional structure to entrap those young ones, keeping them cautiously docile. How then do we educate our young about the world they love in, but allowing them to retain their bursting vig...

Laughing through the painful facts written in this book. Honestly one of the most unique reading experiences!

3.5 rounded up. Love the footnotes

A machiavellian guide to how to achieve wealth and status for people who are not white. Although it aims to amuse, the book makes some hard-hitting points to expose the institutional racism that exists but is all to rarely acknowledged. Unfortunately, the jokes wear a bit thin half way through and it starts to get very repetitive. Then again, I concede that , as a white man, I am not its target audience!!

A very funny and thought-provoking book. It has some nuggets that can be applicable to one's professional and personal life. Although I was not in favour of some of the author's opinions on some issues, I still enjoy the dark satire.

If you are a stressed out black person in the world today and you would like some dark satire to get you through all the crap we are going through, read this book. I ain’t never laughed so hard and felt so guilty for it and then not cared in my entire life. Also, no this book is not for white liberals, but it’s for my brothers and sisters out here trying to deal with the world today. Don’t feel guilty; laugh, breathe, and keep on keeping on.

This book was really funny. I chose this book for the book club I run at work for the POC group. Had some great laughs and discussion!! Worth the read, mad truths and hilarity included

I was not the intended audience for this book. I am neither black nor intending on making it in the corporate world. In that case, I probably shouldn't have read it. Nevertheless, I did, and it left me scratching my head at times as, although satirical, I struggled to get which points were him using satire to point out racism, and which points he was actually serious about. I found some things in this book questionable.I think the title of this book threw me off. I was expecting more satire at t...

Brilliant and, for the White Man, embarrassing (but they don't do red)Absolutely the most scathing and critical exposé of the White Man's world, a sledgehammer wrapped in cotton wool. If you're white you need to read this, if you're black (or any other colour) you will have experienced the world of Dr Boule Whytelaw III. This should be in the curriculum replacing all the so called fiction they call history. Being a white man I am not responsible for the past but I am responsible for the perpetua...

‘The history of human prosperity and progression is a history of merciless exploitation of one person or people by another. Where there is great prosperity there is usually compassion-free flagrant atrocity and a really great public relations officer working overtime to gently perfume away the stench of shit’. This book came at the perfect time in my life, I’ve recently started a career with some ungodly co-workers where my patience have been tested left, right and centre. It’s a really humorous...

A satirical professional manual for the black employee (soon-to-be-business owner, if this book’s advice is acted on). Laugh or cry or squirm. This book is so stark. The footnotes alone are some kind of tragic poetry. ‘If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?’ Footnote: An alternative question could be ‘If the police shoot a brother in the back while handcuffed and then take the cuffs off him and say he did it to himself, should it still be considered su...

This was a laugh out loud book that tackled important issues but in a relatable way. For me the first half of the book carried the most weight, relevance and had me in stitches. The second half didn't grasp my attention quite as much. I thought it was really well pitched and as an audiobook was really easy listening.**I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in return for my own personal and honest review**

Tears of laughterIncredibly funny, accurate and whitty. Every black person should read this before entering the corporate workplace. I can't count how many times I actually laughed out loud!

Wow this was a difficult read at times for me as a white middle aged woman. At times funny but overall I felt sad and worried about my thoughts. Read up on black fetishism as wasn't aware of it. Must read to learn from.