Max

Dear Mr. Aronson,

I have read your book //Race//, which offered me many interesting details and facts that I had not known before. I was glad to perceive this information and form my own opinion of it. I liked that you showed many different viewpoints on racism.

However, I cannot completely agree with you on some points that are made in your book. For instance, I feel that your hatred of Germany has no valid foundation (p.208). Modern-day Germany is not the same as Nazi Germany 70 years ago. Also, although you write in your book that people are prejudiced, this does not justify your argument against Germans. Nazis attacked Jews in Germany, and not all Germans are Nazis. Just because someone is a criminal, it does not mean that his neighbor is a criminal, or that his son is a criminal, or that his brother is a criminal. My Jewish ancestors were oppressed by the Communist regime in the Soviet Union, but I do not hate Russia!

I liked how you supported your ideas with specific examples. However, you sometimes reused your examples, and they lost their meaning to me. For instance, you kept on referring to the Munduruku tribe, and it got a bit tiresome. I also think you could have added some examples of global modern-day battlegrounds of racism, like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Nevertheless, I think that the ending of the book summed it up well. I enjoyed reading about the different forms of racism, and about the pro-racist arguments. Your book //Race// has been both enlightening and engaging for me. Thank you for your work, and good luck with your next book.

Sincerely, Maxim Sigalov Maxim Sigalov