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Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

challenging dark hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

Classified as lyrical verse / essays but I consider this somewhere in the poetry genre as well because the writing is extremely poetic. One of the best books I’ve ever read, I will most certainly return to this again. Rankine gives you a window into some of the many micro-aggressions and moments of racism that Black people experience in their day to day life. Each verse is a snapshot depicting a full story in rich detail despite the short length. Very thought provoking. I absolutely would recommend to pretty much anyone because the writing is stunning. 
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