I listened to 2 hours and had enough. I don't like AT ALL the Christian slant to this book, nor are her thoughts about whiteness original. I've been a student of whiteness for over 20 years, my dissertation was about it. I don't see anything in this book that is compelling and at least within the part that I listened to, she did nothing to orient people to terminology that they need to understand the concepts. BIG NO.

As a twenty-something cis white woman, I’m always learning and unlearning. Antiracism as Daily Practice was an impactful read that got me curious and excited about making a difference in my community. It was an informative but gentle nudge on how to further integrate antiracism into our lives, and I’d recommend it to anyone looking to take the next step!

I was a fan of the narrator, but I did personally need to have the speed set to close to 3x before the narration flowed well for my listening preference.

This was a wonderful and enlightening read! I really enjoyed that each chapter ended with "homework." It's always good to learn more but even better to think about how it impacts your own life and how you can use that knowledge to better yourself. Jennifer isn't shy about admitting the ways she's messed up and that is refreshing and makes the book more approachable. Thoroughly enjoyed this one and plan to take its lessons with me in my daily life.

This is an excellent read for white folks, especially those in the American and adjacent contexts. I feel like this is one to re-read, to have on in the background, to let sink in ... My reservations are the same as always, when it comes to these "practice-based" texts: very few of us are going to remember what to do on the daily. At the same time, there's some compelling personal stories and examples. Harvey is frank about her complicity in racism and her white fragility. Including well-meaning but misplaced word vomit (something I can cringe in empathy with). Harvey even goes into her family history with racism. Much of this is racism through silence and inaction -- bystander racism. And even more subtle: "try once then immediately give up on failure" racism. A lot of this was painful for me to hear on two fronts: as a white Westerner who's participated in these things, as well as a visible foreigner under a virtually unspoken version of non-white but white-implicated supremacy, experiencing xenophobia and racism in my daily life, and wishing that the people who racialize and foreignize me would have a similar wake-up moment to white folk in the states. This is a human text. I can even set aside my annoyance at the religious undercurrents. All those who think racism is over should read this.

This book explores the emotional complexities of engaging in anti-racism, including the fear, grief, and anger that often accompany this journey. The book emphasizes the crucial role of white people in creating a more just society, not only for communities of color but also for their own well-being and freedom.

I enjoyed reading this book. It’s warm and compassionate, stressing how hard antiracism is for white folks who weren’t raised with the skills to address racism knowledgably and gracefully. We’re bound to make mistakes as we learn, and with the stakes so high, it feels safer to stay silent. But like anything else, the more we try, the more confident we become. The author’s narration was well done.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

I am so thankful to have gotten the audio ARC for free from Netgalley and Dreamscape Media so I can leave my voluntary and honest review.


This is a very good, thorough, well researched book on how to tackle racism in your everyday life.

First, the narrator as that is what I am reviewing particularly.
The book is narrated by the author Jennifer Harvey which unfortunately is the biggest issue with it. She is a great writer and obviously from the prose an incredible ally however the book would have been served much better if a professional audio reader took a stab at it.

I know there is a penchant for non fiction books to be read by the author when they are written in the first person but sometimes it just doesn’t work as well. I frequently had this book playing so my husband could hear it too due to wanting to impart some of the subject matter and he finally mentioned that he had to check out as he couldn’t take the narration. So in my earbuds went. It’s a shame as he only does audio books and listens to them all day at work. I was looking forward to sharing this with him but I know he just isn’t going to stick with it.

As for the book itself I think it is perfect for people who are interested in the subject and are needing a book to propel them further in their journey to be a good ally and just a good human being insofar as everyday life combating racism.

What it is not is a book that will transform a person that doesn’t understand the issue at hand or folks with certain strong political opinions. However, I think k it would be wonderful if they gave it a go.


My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again