The World Record Book Of Racist Stories
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Summary
From the New York Times bestselling authors of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey， comedian Amber Ruffin and her sister Lacey， a new collection of hilarious， intergenerational anecdotes full of absurd detail about everyday experiences of racism。
Families may not always see eye to eye; we get on each other’s nerves， have different perspectives and lives—especially when we consider how we've grown up in different generations。 But for the Ruffin family and many others， there has been one constant that connects them: racism hasn’t gone anywhere。
From her raucous musical numbers to turning upsetting news into laughs as the host of The Amber Ruffin Show or in her Late Night with Seth Meyers segments， Amber is no stranger to finding the funny wherever she looks。 With equal parts heart and humor， she and her sister Lacey Lamar shared some of the eye-opening and outrageous experiences Lacey had faced in Nebraska in their first book。 Now， the dynamic duo makes it clear—Lacey isn’t the only one in the family with ridiculous encounters to share！ Amber and Lacey have many more uproarious stories， both from their own lives and the entire Ruffin family。
Recounting the wildest tales of racism from their parents， their siblings， and Amber’s nieces and nephews， this intergenerational look at ludicrous （but all too believable） everyday racism as experienced across age， gender， and appearance will have you gasping with shock and laughter in turn。 Validating for anyone who has first-hand experience， and revealing for anyone who doesn’t， Amber and Lacey’s next book helps us all find the absurdity in the pervasive frustrations of racism。 Illuminating and packed with love and laughter， this is a must-read for just about everyone。
Families may not always see eye to eye; we get on each other’s nerves， have different perspectives and lives—especially when we consider how we've grown up in different generations。 But for the Ruffin family and many others， there has been one constant that connects them: racism hasn’t gone anywhere。
From her raucous musical numbers to turning upsetting news into laughs as the host of The Amber Ruffin Show or in her Late Night with Seth Meyers segments， Amber is no stranger to finding the funny wherever she looks。 With equal parts heart and humor， she and her sister Lacey Lamar shared some of the eye-opening and outrageous experiences Lacey had faced in Nebraska in their first book。 Now， the dynamic duo makes it clear—Lacey isn’t the only one in the family with ridiculous encounters to share！ Amber and Lacey have many more uproarious stories， both from their own lives and the entire Ruffin family。
Recounting the wildest tales of racism from their parents， their siblings， and Amber’s nieces and nephews， this intergenerational look at ludicrous （but all too believable） everyday racism as experienced across age， gender， and appearance will have you gasping with shock and laughter in turn。 Validating for anyone who has first-hand experience， and revealing for anyone who doesn’t， Amber and Lacey’s next book helps us all find the absurdity in the pervasive frustrations of racism。 Illuminating and packed with love and laughter， this is a must-read for just about everyone。
Reviews
Kate
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Hard， sad stories to hear。 Authors do a great job with story telling style and are the book’s narrators。 Highly recommend as another important work in the canon of racism and racist stories。
Melissa
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Y'all。。。。Y'ALL。 Please read this book （Better yet， get the audio）。 Yes。。。YOU TOO。。。。you that has no sense， spewing racist garbage and then being like， 'oh， I can't say that， but I have black friends。' No。 Just NO。Once again， you will want to laugh while crying because you just can't help but react that way to these fucked up stories。 Please come out with a 3rd book， ladies。 PLEASE。 Y'all。。。。Y'ALL。 Please read this book （Better yet， get the audio）。 Yes。。。YOU TOO。。。。you that has no sense， spewing racist garbage and then being like， 'oh， I can't say that， but I have black friends。' No。 Just NO。Once again， you will want to laugh while crying because you just can't help but react that way to these fucked up stories。 Please come out with a 3rd book， ladies。 PLEASE。 。。。more
Dana Friend-Bridges
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These stories make me sad
Vicki D
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Listen to the audiobook， you won't regret it。 Listen to the audiobook， you won't regret it。 。。。more
Whitney Campbell
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Lacey said something at the end of the book about saving stories for book 3 and I hope that was a real statement and not a joke。 I will keep on reading if they keep on writing these books！
Jesse Keljo
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Amber Ruffin， Lacey Lamar， and their family and friends share story after story of racist things they have had to endure。 The authors are funny and charming （especially in the audiobook that has bonus songs！）， but the stories themselves are absolutely harrowing。 And they are just the stories these folks REMEMBER let alone anywhere close to all they have experienced。 If you think racism （and white supremacy） is in the past， pick up this book to find out how hilariously （and tragically at the same Amber Ruffin， Lacey Lamar， and their family and friends share story after story of racist things they have had to endure。 The authors are funny and charming （especially in the audiobook that has bonus songs！）， but the stories themselves are absolutely harrowing。 And they are just the stories these folks REMEMBER let alone anywhere close to all they have experienced。 If you think racism （and white supremacy） is in the past， pick up this book to find out how hilariously （and tragically at the same time） wrong you are。 I shouldn't be shocked at this point， but these stories hit me hard。 I cannot imagine how it must be experiencing these things first hand， and it is a huge reminder of how much work still needs to be done。 。。。more
Sarina-Soren
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CWs: （view spoiler）[ death threats， grooming/pedophilia， gun violence， medical abuse， microaggressions， racism， racist stereotyping， sexual assault of children， stalking （hide spoiler）] We’ve got:Racism at churchRacism in the workplaceRacism at the dentist Racism in department stores And no one reading this is surprised that there is a fuck ton of racism in all of these places and more。 A few of my favorite award categories:- Best example of why we need diversity training at diversity trainin CWs: （view spoiler）[ death threats， grooming/pedophilia， gun violence， medical abuse， microaggressions， racism， racist stereotyping， sexual assault of children， stalking （hide spoiler）] We’ve got:Racism at churchRacism in the workplaceRacism at the dentist Racism in department stores And no one reading this is surprised that there is a fuck ton of racism in all of these places and more。 A few of my favorite award categories:- Best example of why we need diversity training at diversity training- Most Macro Microaggressions- Snitching-est Neighbor- Most Racist EasterI need to reread their first book because some of the stories were referenced in here， and all I remember is the Harriet Tubman lookalike and “it’s hot in Africa。” Anyone who’s read You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey knows what I’m talking about when I reference “It’s hot in Africa。”Honestly I will read any book by Amber and Lacey because the way they tell stories is hilarious。 There’s a whole chapter on Most White Privilege and I especially love when they talk about the horrible antics of their co-workers， followed by “and that’s when he finally got fired。”And then:“Just kidding！ He continued to work there for ten more years” It was also funny that I’d gasp in horror at something remarkably racist and stupid that someone said， and then I’d read “pick your jaw up from the floor ‘cause this man really said this” How did she know？ 😂I have to put this aside though: there are some stories that are very dark and haunting， and often those are the stories that deal with pedophilia。 CWs: pedophilia， racism， stalking， and fear up ahead The story that is still haunting me is the small town where everyone was covering for/actively protecting a pedophile。 That’s right。 They all knew this man was a pedophile， they knew to keep him away from their children， and yet no one would arrest the man even after he assaulted Angie’s children， stalked the whole family， and cornered Angie at work to scream at her。 The chief of police， fireman， and ambulance director were all related to the man and in on the conspiracy。 When they were told by the police that there wasn’t enough evidence for a restraining order， they went to the police a town over for his opinion， and he told them that abso-fucking-lutely they could get a restraining order。 “[Angie and family] had been so deep in the idiocy of this town that they’d forgotten it was illegal to treat them like that。” While they were in the process of getting a restraining order， the police chief of this cursed town from real-life Lovecraft Country let the pedophile’s dad keep his guns “for safekeeping” rather than take them away like he’s supposed to。 They decide to leave when another pastor warns them to “leave while you’re still alive。” The picture of the bunny at the end in no way helped the horror I felt after reading that story。 Anywho， at the end of the day， I will read anything by these two sisters。 I kinda hope they come out with a memoir next 🤞 。。。more
Julie
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Just as amazing as their first book！ I went and saw Amber and Lacey read from this book and do a Q&A afterwards。 It was great。 They are both so funny and sharp。 They somehow manage to take a serious subject and while maintaining the seriousness also bring in a jolt of humor。 It reminded me of friends telling funny/awful stories about their horrible exes except in this case its racist behaviors instead of sexist behaviors discussed。 A sort of "if I don't laugh I will cry"。This time around they in Just as amazing as their first book！ I went and saw Amber and Lacey read from this book and do a Q&A afterwards。 It was great。 They are both so funny and sharp。 They somehow manage to take a serious subject and while maintaining the seriousness also bring in a jolt of humor。 It reminded me of friends telling funny/awful stories about their horrible exes except in this case its racist behaviors instead of sexist behaviors discussed。 A sort of "if I don't laugh I will cry"。This time around they included stories from friends and family。 I think the stories from their older sister who is a Lutheran minister really take the cake。 WOW。 She has the patience of a saint。 A true Christian instead of the Christians who said and did such awful things to her。I think everyone should read their books。 Of course， the people who most need to read the books never would。 Instead they'll be asking Amber if they can touch her hair or following Lacey around stores like she is a criminal。 Sigh。It was your regular run of the mill "try to touch your hair" crowd。 It did have a few "Black talking for fun" type of people who'd ask you like "What's crackalackin'？ and call you "girrrrrllll"。The police came and said they have to leave because our white lady neighbor called the cops and said - this is real - the car looks like the car of someone she doesn't like。 A white woman called the cops and said she didn't like the way a car looked and asked the cops to drive to our house and tell them to leave。 And this is the crazy part， the cops said "Ok。 That's part of what we do and are happy to oblige。" They had to leave the driveway because a neighbor didn't like they were there。 In their own driveway。 A cop came to the house and made Angie leave her own driveway。A story her mom tells about growing up in Georgia。 When it came time to check out， you had to wait and let any white people， whether they were behind you in line or not， go first。 So on a busy day you just had to stand in line and anytime a white person felt like it， they could cut in line in front of you。 Their sister Chrystal is enrolling her kids in a public elementary school in rural Nebraska。 This happened in 1998！！！ The secretary demands a bunch of paperwork that Chrystal has and gives to her。 Then the secretary says - And we'll need pictures of the children。 （Chrystal is confused and asks why） So we can pass the picture around school and show it to all the students so they don't get scared。Angie and Chrystal are taking aviation lessons as a kid。 They are the only black students。 The teacher， a pilot， comes hot out of the gate with "Piloting is not for everyone。" The he looks right at Chrystal and Angie and says "Some people are more cut out for things like housekeeping。"It's too long to type out but the story about a parishioner telling Angie（who was the minister of the church） that she feels "uncomfortable" when Angie calls the congregation "brothers and sisters"。 Angie explains they are all brothers and sisters in Christ and the woman doubles down and repeats it makes her uncomfortable。 The previous （white） pastor had opened every with that phrase and the woman hadn't felt "uncomfortable"。 。。。more
Jessica
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highly recommend listening to the audiobook while reading！！ amber & lacey will sing their songs to u
Aarann
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Once again Amber and Lacey have written a hilarious， sad， musical， horrifying， silly， and discouraging book about racism in America。 This one， as they warn early on， has a darker bent， but that's okay。 I lost count of the number of times I lost control of myself and uttered a shocked， "WOW，" while listening to this。Why aren't we better than this？ Why do so many Black people have stories to tell like this？ （Rhetorical questions， please don't answer them。） And depending on where you are in the U。S Once again Amber and Lacey have written a hilarious， sad， musical， horrifying， silly， and discouraging book about racism in America。 This one， as they warn early on， has a darker bent， but that's okay。 I lost count of the number of times I lost control of myself and uttered a shocked， "WOW，" while listening to this。Why aren't we better than this？ Why do so many Black people have stories to tell like this？ （Rhetorical questions， please don't answer them。） And depending on where you are in the U。S。， a story about a white retail worker mistaking a Black shopper for a Black coworker （to the point of an insistent， angry argument -- "You work here。" "No I don't！" "Yes， you do！"） simply because both wear afros， is just Tuesday。It's pretty depressing for me to think about how little progress we've actually made， so I can't imagine how someone actually living the experience feels。 This book definitely gives "laugh， so you don't cry，" vibes。As far as the audio goes， yes once again， there were some visuals I didn't get because I couldn't pick up the bonus material while driving （or whatever else I was doing）， but I feel like getting the full effect of the musical numbers （yes， plural） made up for that， so once again， I give the audio five stars。 。。。more
ariella
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This was one of those rare instances where I think I would have enjoyed this more as an audiobook。
Jessica
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Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar do it again！ They are able to share these true stories of situations that have happened to them and their family members in a humorous way to make sure I'm not shaking in anger or crying in frustration by the end。 I also intentionally chose to listen to the Audiobook so I heard their voices speaking （and singing）For anyone who thinks we are post-racial and racism isn't an issue anymore， this is a good read to demonstrate how there are still ways that it is still happ Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar do it again！ They are able to share these true stories of situations that have happened to them and their family members in a humorous way to make sure I'm not shaking in anger or crying in frustration by the end。 I also intentionally chose to listen to the Audiobook so I heard their voices speaking （and singing）For anyone who thinks we are post-racial and racism isn't an issue anymore， this is a good read to demonstrate how there are still ways that it is still happening on a regular basis。 Beyond that， I appreciate how there is discussion on how it impacts their lives in both small and significant ways。 On one hand， it does make the book more accessible because I feel you'd be hard pressed to call it 'preachy'， but I do find myself wondering if the humor lens minimizes the fact that many of these stories happened recently。 。。。more
Michelle
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These were so terrible and came just one after the other。 I am in awe how Lacey and Amber can laugh and still tell these stories in a humorous way。 They have a great intro and a great outro on why it was important to share these stories to tell everyone these types of things are still happening。 Every day。 10/10 audiobook delivery。 They were both a joy to listen to and should have their own podcast if they don’t already。 Last thought: I still can’t believe the dentist story。 Holy shit what？？ 💀
Ruby Grad
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Like their first book， this book evoked a wide range of responses and emotions in me。 Their senses of humor （which are great） help to mitigate a lot of the anger I felt in response to the stories of racism。 I highly recommend this book （as well as You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism）， especially for those of us who are white and need to understand the pervasiveness of racism in our country。 Like their first book， this book evoked a wide range of responses and emotions in me。 Their senses of humor （which are great） help to mitigate a lot of the anger I felt in response to the stories of racism。 I highly recommend this book （as well as You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism）， especially for those of us who are white and need to understand the pervasiveness of racism in our country。 。。。more
Anna Cass
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This is the second book these sisters have coauthored， and if they write more， I'll read more！ It's lighthearted and incredibly entertaining to read， but each story is unbelievable。 I keep asking: Do people really do and say things like that？！ （Answer: yes， they do， and confidently！） This is the second book these sisters have coauthored， and if they write more， I'll read more！ It's lighthearted and incredibly entertaining to read， but each story is unbelievable。 I keep asking: Do people really do and say things like that？！ （Answer: yes， they do， and confidently！） 。。。more
Liz
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Horrifyingly entertaining。 A must read。
Nikki
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Even better than the first
Rod Brown
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This follow-up to You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism overflows with more crappy white people dropping microaggressions and blatant racism by the ton。It's simultaneously funny and horrifying， especially since I moved last year to Omaha， the city where most of the stories occur， and I've lived in Iowa and Wisconsin where some of the other stories are set。 And， yeah， I can find all the stories all too easy to believe based on my time in all those areas。My only This follow-up to You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism overflows with more crappy white people dropping microaggressions and blatant racism by the ton。It's simultaneously funny and horrifying， especially since I moved last year to Omaha， the city where most of the stories occur， and I've lived in Iowa and Wisconsin where some of the other stories are set。 And， yeah， I can find all the stories all too easy to believe based on my time in all those areas。My only reservation about the book is that， like the first， it is a really random string of anecdotes。 The sisters make fine hosts， escorting the reader through the stories， but the scattershot nature affected my focus at times。The baby step takeaway: OMG， fellow white folks， stop touching Black people's hair already！ I grew up in the Midwest， and I know "keep your hands to yourself" was covered in kindergarten and revisited all the way through high school。 。。。more
Downeypelaas
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Its important delete the racism in the world
Cool
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Not as laugh-out-loud hilarious as the first book， but Amber Ruffin is a national treasure and I will read or see anything she creates
Cathy Farrell
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Hilariously funny！ At the same time it's heart-breaking， in that all of these stories of terrible treatment are clearly absolutely， 100% real。 （As is the case with many things， you can't make this *&@#！ up。） Hilariously funny！ At the same time it's heart-breaking， in that all of these stories of terrible treatment are clearly absolutely， 100% real。 （As is the case with many things， you can't make this *&@#！ up。） 。。。more
Rachel Ladd
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Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for the gifted/PR copy！First things first， I’ve seen some low reviews on Goodreads for this book。 The only people who don’t like this book are racists。 End of statement。Okay， now that THAT’S out of the way - this book is GREAT。 A collection of different stories of Amber and Lacey， as well as their family and friends， about the racism they have faced as black people growing up in Midwest America。 Both Amber and Lacey are SUCH great writers， and I loved both o Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for the gifted/PR copy！First things first， I’ve seen some low reviews on Goodreads for this book。 The only people who don’t like this book are racists。 End of statement。Okay， now that THAT’S out of the way - this book is GREAT。 A collection of different stories of Amber and Lacey， as well as their family and friends， about the racism they have faced as black people growing up in Midwest America。 Both Amber and Lacey are SUCH great writers， and I loved both of their writing styles！ At a little bit over 200 pages， I FLEW through this book - it is such a quick read。And I have to say， for a book on racism， it’s hilarious。 （On purpose！） Amber and Lacey write these stories - even though they’re awful and so disgusting - with such a sense of humor， I found myself laughing out loud multiple times。 As a white woman， this book is also incredibly eye opening - the amount of times I gasped proved to me what a life of privilege I live。 I found myself saying， “Oh my GOD I can’t believe someone did that！” over and over again。 So like， white people CMON… we have to do better。This book is poignant， especially in today’s political climate。 Amber and Lacey write this book with such humor and with such a sense of fun， but the topic is incredibly serious， and should be taken as such。 I appreciate this book， if not for its fun， quick read， but also because of the topic and stories that Amber and Lacey share。 。。。more
Donna Lewis
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This book by sisters Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar builds on the two funny sisters’ previous book “You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism。” The stories are humorous and horrifying and stupefying。 But then， no one ever said racists are intelligent。 Also， I do believe a lot of racists hide out in church！Two of Amber’s stories from Amsterdam are beyond words…But as Lacey says， “We are shining a light on racism， ignorance， and just some all-around hilarious shit。”
Brianne
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Highly recommend， I listened to the audiobook and think it made it even better since the authors were telling the stories。 Everyone needs to read this book。
Jenni Spinner
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I can't recommend this enough。 Read， or listen， as soon as you can。 I can't recommend this enough。 Read， or listen， as soon as you can。 。。。more
Chris Jaffe
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Great book - well-worth reading。 Their first book was one of the most eye-opening， horrifying （yet also still very funny） books I'd read in a while。 This is also fantastic。 The "Record Book" hook doesn't really work， and the book doesn't feel as well-organized as the original book。 It's still definitely worth looking at。 Heck， just for Lacey Lamar's horror-show dental story this book should be read。 Great book - well-worth reading。 Their first book was one of the most eye-opening， horrifying （yet also still very funny） books I'd read in a while。 This is also fantastic。 The "Record Book" hook doesn't really work， and the book doesn't feel as well-organized as the original book。 It's still definitely worth looking at。 Heck， just for Lacey Lamar's horror-show dental story this book should be read。 。。。more
Hobart
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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader。---AN ISSUE WITH SEQUELS/FOLLOW UPS As I'm sitting here thinking about what to write， I keep comparing this to last year's You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism。 This is intentional because this is very much a Part II to that book。 But it's different， too。 So it makes sense to contrast it so I can give an idea of how it's different。At the same time， I run the risk of sounding dull—"You'll Never Believe did This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader。---AN ISSUE WITH SEQUELS/FOLLOW UPS As I'm sitting here thinking about what to write， I keep comparing this to last year's You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism。 This is intentional because this is very much a Part II to that book。 But it's different， too。 So it makes sense to contrast it so I can give an idea of how it's different。At the same time， I run the risk of sounding dull—"You'll Never Believe did X， The World Record Book did Y，" "The World Record Book is more Z than。。。，" and so on。I don't know how to avoid that—so I guess this is an apology in advance？ I'll try to limit the comparisons and keep this interesting， if only because the book deserves to give a good impression， even if I'm not able to do that。WHAT'S THE WORLD RECORD BOOK OF RACIST STORIES ABOUT？Because they got to share a bunch of stories in the first book—primarily about Lacey—the sisters wanted to give the rest of their family， and some friends， the chance to get their stories told。 Or， as they put it， "air out [their] dirty racist laundry。"Ruffin warns:FYI: You’ll be able to tell the difference between this book and the last book。 This one’s gonna be a bit heavier。 A touch more serious。 The reason for that is with the first book， Lacey and | got to giggle through silly racism stories， and it felt great。 So， if the family wants to share their stories too， however they want to share， we welcome that。 We want them to feel great and heard and blah， blah， bloo。 There’s plenty of silliness， it's just that the rest of the family is less likely to remember the funnier racist stories。 They have not been keeping journals。 But those terrible， scary racist stories？ Maaaan， they remember those like a mug。 So， to emotionally prepare you， I'd call this book fifty-fifty silly-scary racist stories。 Okay？ So， don’t come to me talking about “It wasn’t like the first book” ‘cause you’ve been warned。 To balance out these stories， the interplay between the sisters seems a bit sillier than before （in the print version， each has their own typeface so you can see it）—up to， and including， them singing their own little ditties in the audio。 The authors also include some pictures for illustration of the ridiculousness of the story or for a little burst of joy or cuteness to alleviate the heaviness of the stories they're telling。I should add there are a couple of anecdotes that really silly or scary， just heartbreaking。** Granted， there's a sense in which all of these are heartbreaking， humanity's inhumanity always is。 So I guess those stories are extra-heartbreaking。 Heartbreaking cubed。THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK So， the theme of this book is there in the title—it's a Guinness World Records collection， but no one wants to get their stories told here （names have been changed to protect those involved—according to the authors， at Lamar's insistence over Ruffin's intentions）。 The anecdotes are arranged under broad topics （or for the person they're about）， and they are each given a title like "Most Confusing Racist Phrase，" "Worst Car Service，" "Most Racist Pilot，" "Worst Celebrity Look-Alike，" "Worst Teacher，" and so on。 Several of the category names are clearly exercises in creativity by the authors， like "Most Regular Degular， Day-to-Day Racism" or "Most Racist Comment I Was Not Part Of"These Worsts and Bests， it must be remembered， apply to their family and circle of friends。 Most minorities in this country can probably come up with their own "Worst Nursing Home Experience，" "Second Worst Bar Patron，" or "Worst Interview。"A VARIETY OF STORYTELLERS In the previous book， the stories were predominately told about things that happened to Ruffin or Lamar， as I've said。 This time out， they bring in stories about their mother， father， all their siblings， a sibling-in-law， a former Nebraska state senator， and even a couple of white people （for contrast）。In fact， the book opens with an anecdote from a white， male friend about a traffic stop。 It's really atypical encounter， and one that this white， male would enjoy having。 But， Ruffin says that it's the story that shocked her the most。 I don't blame her if what follows is what she's used to。 Roughly midway through the book， we get another five quick anecdotes from a friend that Ruffin trades "opposite stories" with:Stories where I'm suffering some racist nonsense and she's getting away with everything but murder。 It's so shocking to me。 I can't believe this is happening to my little bud。 Being white is hilarious。 So， as you read these next five stories， try to think about how out of place they are in this book。 Try to imagine a Black man getting away with any of this。 It's fun because you can't！ With at least four of these， I agree—I can't imagine that。 Probably not the other， either。They also include some anecdotes from state senator Tanya Cook， a nice （？） reminder that it's common to find this kind of behavior anywhere。SO， WHAT DID I THINK ABOUT THE WORLD RECORD BOOK OF RACIST STORIES？Lamar writes in her closing remarks:I'm glad our family and people from the community got the chance to share these stories with you。 No matter how you feel about them， they have happened and are happening out there to not just a small group of people in Omaha， Nebraska， but to absolutely anyone at anytime， anywhere。 I personally feel that by sharing these stories we are shining a light on racism， ignorance， and just some all-around hilarious shit。 That's a pretty good way to summarize this book。 And it's a light that needs to be shone in a way that the masses will take it in。 In our culture， for better or worse， the best way to do that is to make it funny and chopped up into digestible bits*。 Which is what Ruffin and Lamar did here。* See Planet Funny by Ken Jennings for more on that。I didn't enjoy this as much as the first—no offense to the authors and contributors， but it wasn't as fun。 If only the Introduction had warned me。。。 But the authors worked hard to make it enjoyable—it's just hard to do with the subject matter。 As it grawlix-ing should be。 The fact that they succeeded at all is remarkable。Pretty much， you can read what I said about You'll Never Believe and apply it here， just with a little less laughter。 But I did laugh audibly at a few points， so there's that。 I also shook my head enough in unbelief/despair/denial that I'm surprised I didn't pull something。It may not be my favorite non-fiction read of the year （but it's close）， but it might be the most important one。 Pick this （and the predecessor） up， folks。 。。。more
N。 Datumolok
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I enjoyed You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey。 This book was worth reading too。 All I can say is …wow， people are terrible。
Nicole
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3。5 ⭐️It is sad and disheartening to read the many racist experiences the authors， their families and friends shared in this book， and eye opening too。 Often challenging to stomach the content， the co-authors （and sisters）Amber and Lacey， use humor to help power through。
Josh
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