The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Beautiful Struggle

Ta-Nehisi Coates

227 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

Ta Nehisi grew up in 1980s Baltimore when the city was on the verge of chaos: drugs, gangs and the constant threat of violence haunted the young black man's life wherever he went. A boy need to learn the knowledge fast and Coates's father, Paul, w...

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Moods

reflective 77%
emotional 51%
inspiring 41%
informative 35%
challenging 32%
hopeful 16%
dark 9%
sad 9%
adventurous 6%
funny 6%
tense 6%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 32%
fast 16%

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4.04

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