A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America
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- Author：Sofia Ali-Khan
- ISBN：B09HTLYZVS
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Reviews
Kerry
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I was privileged to receive an advanced copy。 This is a devastatingly beautiful book。 Sofia Ali-Khan’s saga of life in 12 American towns perfectly captures the longing of one immigrant family to live in White America。 The book is a rare combination of personal narrative tucked inside historical context。 Her insights are especially timely today。 Read this book！ You won’t regret it。
Sarah Katz
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This 4th of July weekend， where “independence” feels at best questionable， I treated myself to finishing the inimitable Sofia Ali-Khan’s new book （releasing tomorrow 7/5！）， A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America。 The books weaves together a highly personal narrative with deep dives into the colonialist and white supremacist history of our nation。 Sofia deftly demonstrates how the USA’s history and culture of genocide， racism， patriarchy and xenopho This 4th of July weekend， where “independence” feels at best questionable， I treated myself to finishing the inimitable Sofia Ali-Khan’s new book （releasing tomorrow 7/5！）， A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for a White America。 The books weaves together a highly personal narrative with deep dives into the colonialist and white supremacist history of our nation。 Sofia deftly demonstrates how the USA’s history and culture of genocide， racism， patriarchy and xenophobia are deeply woven into our society。 Although much of the history is not new to me， Sofia’s use of her own personal journey is call for reflection for each of us on how we interface with the deeply flawed realities of our nation。 Sofia’s voice arrives at exactly the right time， and serves as a call to action in these deeply troubled times。 By far the best book I have read in a long time！ 。。。more
Geoffrey
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（Note: I received an advanced reader copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley）Sofia Ali-Khan’s A Good Country is not only a searing indictment on America’s still unreconciled foundations as a settler-colonial state， but an extremely effective one as well。 Using just the twelve specific locations that she personally lived in across the United States， the author is able to very easily tie each and every one into a unique historical case of either systematic destruction， exploitation， or marginaliza （Note: I received an advanced reader copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley）Sofia Ali-Khan’s A Good Country is not only a searing indictment on America’s still unreconciled foundations as a settler-colonial state， but an extremely effective one as well。 Using just the twelve specific locations that she personally lived in across the United States， the author is able to very easily tie each and every one into a unique historical case of either systematic destruction， exploitation， or marginalization of a nonwhite segment of the population。 It’s with great skill that Ali-Khan blends together stories of her own life with a diverse collection of injustices， ranging from the near annihilation of any traces of the native Lenape peoples from the Delaware River valley to the purposeful segregation of post-WWII Levittowns。 I personally preferred the historical parts of the book much more than the segments detailing her personal past， as she was able to make me newly aware of several horrors that my school education had failed to mention to me， and also provide much deeper background few items that I thought I already knew about， but apparently only understood at the most basic level。 However， whether one is more into memoir or history， there is a great deal to learn and experience from A Good Country。 With these current times sharply in mind， this is as strong a recommendation as I can give。 。。。more
Ellison Cooper
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