The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race by Jesmyn Ward

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race

Jesmyn Ward

240 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction essays poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEREdited by two-time National Book Award winner and Women's Prize shortlisted-author Jesmyn Ward, a timely and groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race in AmericaIn this bestselling collection of essays a...

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reflective 75%
challenging 72%
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informative 61%
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sad 30%
inspiring 28%
tense 11%
dark 7%
funny 1%

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