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A review by applesaucecreachur
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
This was an honest, necessary memoir told through the loving voice of a father to his son. Coates in his book puts into words all of the painful, and beautiful, and dangerous, and also incredibly mundane things that being Black can mean. He writes with urgency and with the voice of a man who has spent decades on his craft. Reading this intimate book felt almost invasive at times as Coates laid vulnerabilities bare for the child who likely still sees him as a superhero.
From this book, I have come to better understand that I am white (or whatever people see me as) at all times. I will never be Black and have my body, my sole physical connection to the world and those I love, made to look as a threat or of less value to those in power. It was humbling to read both as a white-passing person and as a human being.
From this book, I have come to better understand that I am white (or whatever people see me as) at all times. I will never be Black and have my body, my sole physical connection to the world and those I love, made to look as a threat or of less value to those in power. It was humbling to read both as a white-passing person and as a human being.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Police brutality
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexual harassment
Minor: Homophobia and Rape