Taylor Cataly’s Reviews > We Are Not Like Them > Status Update

Not sure if I like these turn of events.. almost like there’s a deus ex machina..seems to, in a way, parallel real life a little too much but we’ll see how everything unfolds

I don’t know how Riley does it. I couldn’t. Too tough for me to put aside or behind us.

This book really hits home and is having me rethink my own interracial friendships.

There are a lot of things that I may try to address but when met with a closed mind or defensive heir I shut down and sweep everything back under the rug. This is important lesson for many. From all sides of friendship.

To posses the gift of empathy is a powerful tool.

These authors do a really good job of finding the nuances in interracial friendships, especially those between white and black American women. The subtle racism is (unfortunately) so realistic.

Woo! Ya know I do have to say that a lot of this is unfortunately not unexpected 😕

Writing is almost cinematic. Tensions are palpable and perspectives are well-captured (at least from my perspective as a Black American woman). Very good read so far 🙌🏾

These chapters are kind of long. Not bad but I’m really getting the sense that it affects my reading experience. For example, if I have a goal of reading a chapter in one sitting then I don’t know how long it’ll take me to get through as compared to shorter chapters. Or if I’m reading for time, and my time ends in the middle of a chapter it’s hard not to continue. I also feel like Jen holds back a lot