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livannereads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
jenmangler's review against another edition
2.0
I was disappointed by this collection. With a title like "Radical Hope," I was looking for inspiration and a sense of optimism. Instead, I got a lot of anxiety. Like, a lot. Almost every letter laid out the reasons (some, in excruciating detail) why we're currently in the darkest timeline, and I just did not need to be reminded over and over that fear and hatred are the engines driving the country right now.
lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
moody_gobling's review against another edition
Honestly I can’t handle the fact that this is all about Trump. It puts me in a dark place again for this 2024 election cycle and even though I agree to my core with the important feelings and thoughts this book has, I can’t handle an artsy fartsy poetry slam style interpretation of some of the shittiest times in our recent history. DNF for my mental health
atran122's review against another edition
3.5
There's something about reading this, eight years later, on the cusp of another election with Donald Trump as one of the possibly candidates. Maybe this is why this book did not quite resonate with me as I'd hoped. While not bad by any means, much of the writing simply did not click with me.
susanbrooks's review against another edition
3.0
A time capsule. Responses to the 2016 US election written in letter form. I started reading after Biden’s win and thought wow, sure glad I’m reading this knowing the outcome of the 2020 election. Then the insurrection of Jan. 6 happened as I was finishing up, putting the chills back down my spine.
mikkelsonch's review against another edition
5.0
This book was so uplifting. It was truth and inspiration. It was many essays written in direct response to Trump's election because "no soloist can fully capture the music of our times; we also need symphonies." It was written by a diverse collection of authors because "it is precisely this dazzling range that gives our voices power."
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kmatthe2's review against another edition
5.0
So needed right now as American politics appear to be one unextinguishable dumpster fire.