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Between the World and Me
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Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Jennifer Masterson
Sep 08, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audio
This is an extremely important book that should be read. I am late to the party so there is not much for me to say that others haven't.

I listened to the audio version of this book. The one thing I will say is that I had to start and stop the audio so many times that I found myself frustrated. I think that I will listen to it again when I am alone with nothing to distract me. For now I'm giving it 4 Stars. It is only a little over 3 hours long and extremely well narrated by the author.

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Michelle
After reading this book all I can say is that it evokes such a visceral response. Coates has been able to both relay the lessons bestowed upon us by our parents and capture the essence of what has been largely understood but left unsaid. A couple of weeks ago a man approached me at the library and asked me about how I felt about the slaughter of our black men at the hands of those who are supposed to protect and serve and the subsequent killings of police officers. I believe he was sincere in hi ...more
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Nov 05, 2015 marked it as to-read
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Nina
Jun 25, 2018 rated it really liked it
Skyla
Jul 18, 2019 rated it it was amazing
LT
Apr 08, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Veronika
Jun 26, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: hk, american, 100
Ariel
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Leah
Nov 19, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2017
Emily Dixon
Oct 21, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Michaela
May 16, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Tiffani Richardson
Jun 04, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Jessi Metzing
Jun 18, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Yvonne Page
Sep 09, 2019 marked it as to-read
Happy B.
Jan 21, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: library, read-2021
Dara
Apr 22, 2020 marked it as to-read
Maddie Brennan
Sep 09, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: anti-racism
Michelle
Jun 10, 2023 marked it as to-read