Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature by Farah Jasmine Griffin

Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

Farah Jasmine Griffin

240 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays history memoir race emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase read until you understand, a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about love of the majestic power of words and love of th...

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informative 94%
reflective 70%
emotional 52%
challenging 29%
inspiring 29%
hopeful 23%
sad 11%
dark 5%
lighthearted 5%

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slow 26%
fast 13%

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