Book Review: "The Racial Code" by Nicola Rollock

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5

If you've read any of my other recent book reviews, you'll already know that I start 'em all off by saying that each book starts off with the full shebang of stars and that I'm always hopeful that they'll still be there when I close the back cover.

I got the ARC of this book from Net Galley after it was approved by the publisher and I can't wait to get my nose stuck in it 'cos race and survival have always interested me.

I've got a hot drink freshly made - a truly great book will mean that it goes cold before I can drink it - will this book be one of those incredible but rare books that make it happen this morning?

Let's get reading and reviewing.

I can already tell that this is gonnna be a good book 'cos my hot drink is now barely tepid lol

The book starts off by talking about the authors university life and then about the murder of Stephen Lawrence... as long as the descriptions aren't too gross then that's OK, I could just end up in floods of tears.

This is a good book which is really opening my eyes to what those men and women who are from minority ethnic backgrounds have to put up with on a daily basis, purely because of the colour of their skin.  We're well into the 21st century now, so why is it still happening??

It's absolutely shocking that racism is still so regular and seemingly brushed under the carpet by so many people even in the 2020's... it shouldn't be happening full stop, let alone in the more modern world that we live in!

That's shocking too... they are trying to sound unracist in the press release which makes it even worse in my eyes!!

This is still very much a five star book but my anger levels are through the roof at the outright injustice of those who are from a minority ethnic background!

What a brilliant book and so deserving of each and every one of those five stars.  Before I started reading this book, I thought I was pretty clued up on racism and how to help those who are being racially attacked but I was wrong.  So so wrong.  I didn't realise just how much racism there was in workplaces as well as social places and in the media.  Those men and women who are judged purely on the colour of their skin are so much stronger than I could ever be.  I am gonna try and do my tiny part to stamp out the racism that I encounter at every opportunity now that I've finished reading this incredible book.