Review: Between The World And Me

Ta-Nehisi has crafted a blunt, honest letter to his son, and in turn all of us. He does not sugar coat his experience, and unlike others that I have read of the black experience in America he does not try and fabricate a hope when he feels none.

In some ways, this book is lost on me as a white male, but in another way it opens me up to an understanding I hadn’t looked or observed before. If nothing else, I hope to be a better person as I think Mr. Coates believes his son will be. Better than...