Philip of Macedon asked this question about Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody:
So, who's actually read it? It's interesting that this book is still more than a month from release, but there are already a dozen ratings for it and zero reviews. I'm confident it'll be a good book, because Helen and James do fantastic work. But this seems to provide more evidence of the disappointing recurring theme I see on Goodreads, which is that a lot of people rate or review books they haven't even read.
Ikanto Have started reading it - about third the way through. Really brilliant so far: just understanding the background of how we got here has actually give…moreHave started reading it - about third the way through. Really brilliant so far: just understanding the background of how we got here has actually given me more compassion for the 'activist' position. It's put the madness into perspective. The best antidepressant. Will review when I finish it - but suffice to say, many friends and family will be getting this for birthday, and possibly christmas presents.(less)
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