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Une colère noire : Lettre à mon fils by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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5.0

Coates pulled me straight into his world from the start. A world I am not accustomed to. A world I have not lived. His writing is meticulously and beautiful. I will study this book endlessly. 
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5.0

Wow! This was a master class in exploring the black body and what autonomy or security is there for us by in a country whose glory days was to profit off of our ancestors bodies. I enjoyed reading what I guess can be considered a memoir that is addressed to his son, but he allowed to be made for all of us to read and learn from. 

I just read James Baldwin The Fire Next Time and I could not help but think of that book as I was reading this one. A book that was written 100 years after the emancipation proclamation, is still being echoed in today’s literature. It is a know fact that we as the children of our ancestors still face racism, we have only just begun to live as a race longer than slavery was allowed. I love reading books like this that continue to remind me to stay alert and struggle on. 
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5.0

Really hard to review this but it is excellent and I will be recommending it to everyone I know. 
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4.0

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onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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4.0

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abicaro17's review against another edition

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4.5

Wow oh wow. As Coates writes to his son, he details how community and connection shape his understanding of racism and cultural norms. As he moves from childhood in Baltimore, to Chicago, Paris and more, he tells tales of everything from reactions to famous deaths of Black people like Trayvon Martin to an argument on an escalator. This book is oh so slow, as memoirs tend to be, but its worth it. The way he writes to his son is so touching and the stories he tells are heartbreaking but beautiful. The last chapter with Mrs. Jones really got me. 
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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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5.0

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Coates is eloquent and visceral with his writing while also not abandoning AAVE for the King's English. The audiobook is read by the author and he does a phenomenal job. He is a great speaker and writer. It is a short book that I plan to read again because I know I will get more out of it. I am certain I missed things in the nuance and depth of his words that I just am not able to or ready to full understand right now. 
I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. 
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