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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of those books that basically sums up a lot of what I think about everyday in regards to how this society treats people.  This is a great book and it is an interesting read.  It turned me on to some writers and activists I haven't heard of before.  I also learned about Charles Drew, a bl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60375810">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this book has me all fired up!  IM does an awesome job of making you take all the things you think you know (and are okay with) and pointing out how sick they really are.  why do we, as a country, celebrate people like Columbus?  Why does the default of most comments we make imply whiteness unless w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42727069">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[muscio's work is a bit like a book-on-tape: her voice just jumps off the pages. it's really accessible and easy to follow while being honest in a loud and voracious way. i think inga is a good place to look for politics if you are scared off by genre-defined analyses or up-one's-own-arsedness. and t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9037211">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My awareness is 1009 times bigger than before i picked this book up. Inga pushes and pushes and pushes and admits she fucks up and pushes some more.  I see my thoughts, actions, and &quot;environment&quot; differently now- reminding me why i read.<br/> My sis and I brought this with us to South Afr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4157112">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So IN YOUR FACE! A must read for everyone who &quot;doesn't wanna talk about it.&quot;]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Initially a little disengaged/wary of the tone, I have grown into this book and learned a lot.  Muscio's representation of our society sits on top of a world I  can see--a world validated by the infrastructure of our cultural spaces--like the young woman replaces the old woman in that oft-cited visu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16349839">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't think I really need to get too deeply into my review ... simply enough, Muscio pushes further and deeper into her own psyche and our society's reliance on racism and imperialism as control and devaluation than in her previous book, Cunt, which used feminism as its critical lens.  Raw and rud...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6735744">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;It's just called history, asserts Inga Muscio in her newest book. In fact, the controversial author continues, the so-called history we learn in school is no more than a brand, developed by white men who, often unjustly, won the right to spin their stories as hard facts. With <em>Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil,</em> it's Muscio's turn and she's taking it in order to hip the masses to the truth about the American history they think they know. Whose country is it? Has democracy ever really existed? Why does our culture celebrate certain figures and ignore others? Do schools teach kids to perpetuate white supremacist ideologies? Muscio delves deep to answer these questions, marveling at how personal history is to everyone, while challenging people to expand their thinking on America's past and encouraging them to consider how their own histories might read.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Quite possibly my 2nd second favorite book ever... I have two copies, one to loan out. Not everyone can get into her writing style, but I think it's way worth it. The title says it all: a white girl trying to break through the bullshit.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;It's just called history, asserts Inga Muscio in her newest book. In fact, the controversial author continues, the so-called history we learn in school is no more than a brand, developed by white men who, often unjustly, won the right to spin their stories as hard facts. With <em>Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Devil,</em> it's Muscio's turn and she's taking it in order to hip the masses to the truth about the American history they think they know. Whose country is it? Has democracy ever really existed? Why does our culture celebrate certain figures and ignore others? Do schools teach kids to perpetuate white supremacist ideologies? Muscio delves deep to answer these questions, marveling at how personal history is to everyone, while challenging people to expand their thinking on America's past and encouraging them to consider how their own histories might read.&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ths book is so intense, it takes some devotion. It really stirs up some thoughts, but may put you in a weird sort of mood- extremely dense in political/societal history at times, but also just an awesome chronicle of Muscio's experiences. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A+ I really loved this book and laughed outloud, covered my mouth in shock--so many emotions rose up in me. Muscio is phenomenal and I LOVE INGA! As I read it I knew I needed to read it again. After I lend it to T, I will!<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book. I thought it was really smart and well-written. Very easy to digest. Unfortunately I loaned it out to someone who didn't appreciate it and made me feel like shit for enjoying, then never returned it. D:]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The overarching element I remember is her use of language.  Off-putting at first, but upon realization it's a technique -- why do all the voices we consider authorities in print sound like stuffy white guys?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i'm still going with it. it's obvious that muscio &quot;gets it&quot;-- which is often harder to find. her inclusivity is admirable and i've always appreciated her cunty tone. ]]></body>
    
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