Listen to this book! (But maybe alone?)

I can’t recommend this book enough. As a southern woman who used to work with the Libertarian party I recognized both myself and others in this exploration of the slippery slope toward the alt-right. My only caution is to listen to it with headphones on. While I wholeheartedly support putting the terrible rhetoric of white supremacy on full display, there are plenty of slurs vocalized in this audiobook that you might not want your kids, boss, or others to hear coming from your speakers out of context.

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Fascinating, informative & so important

This book gives us such needed insight. It is impossible to understand white nationalists from the outside. Darby reveals so much of what’s going on in their lives & the kind of lostness that leads them there. It shows just how close some people already are from drifting across that line, & how sometimes they don’t even realize it’s happening. It also shines a light on us & what needs to change in order to fight racism on a bigger scale. People really do need to belong, be loved & be needed. Many thanks to the very brave author.

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Fascinating. Horrifying. Essential.

Seyward Darby walks into and reveals dark corners of American life and holds them up to the light in this chilling account of the hate movement. Through personal stories and well-researched historical accounts, she shows a side of the hate movement that many may ignore, but need to see. A solid audio performance compliments the gripping prose.

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Fantastically researched and thought-provoking

This is a must-read in the Trump white nationalist era. Extremely thought-provoking, thoughtful, and well-researched.

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More narrative than analysis

Good narrator, easy to follow.

The content differed slightly from what I expected, profiling three modern women in white nationalism, rather than focusing just on women’s involvement overall. It personalizes their stories at the expense of more meticulous research, which I think is a fair approach to this work.

The book heavily references social media activities and points out a number of alt-right code phrases and behaviors which I feel are already fairly obvious to most people. While there’s not a lot of new insight, it’s useful in constructing the narrative of these women during the last few years; perhaps I’m just sick of seeing Tweets and posts in the news.

It’s not perfect, but the book is well-documented and provides a useful summary of the feminine aspects of hate movements, bundled in a thoughtful narrative.

Fascinating and terrifying at once

It was particularly interesting to hear the type of terminology used by the alt right. Their recruiting strategies and propoganda machine. I can see how some find fake legitimacy under the guise of preserving their culture... A red light should light up when it's coupled with xenophobia and blatant racism.

I read to find out more from a liberal perspective

I would honestly like to see a book on hate not on the color seemingly responsible for the hate to speak of from a liberal stand point. Hate breeds hate. I am white and have experienced racism towards me because I was simply white. I have raised 5 children all of which are not racist because we taught them to judge others based on merit not various features. I hope most everyone else is doing the same. That is the only real fix. If someone does something to you you don't like don't do it to other.....

Loved it.

This is an Insightful and factual book on white supremacy in the United States. Darby doesn't disappoint.