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Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

Start date: October 1, 2022

Finish date: October 31, 2022

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Why we're reading this: Diversity topic we cover in October is race/ethnicity

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

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Sep 08, 2015 Jennifer Masterson 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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Jul 17, 2017 Mariah Roze rated it really liked it

Ta-Nehisi wrote a series of essays to his son. They talk about race in America and how black bodies and lives are taken by others. This exists because of structured and maintained assault to black people. This includes slavery, mass incarceration, and police brutality.

"America believes itself exceptional, the greatest and noblest nation ever to exist, a lone champion standing between the white city of democracy and the terrorists, despots, barbarians, and other enemies of civilization...I propos ...more

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Oct 02, 2015 Leslie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I hate to give a bad review, but sometimes that's just how a book hits you. For me, this book was a disappointment. It came across more as a rambling stream of consciousness from someone who would likely benefit from therapy (that's not meant in a harsh way), than a thoughtful discussion on racism. I realize that this was a deliberate writing technique, but it didn't work for me. I think we hear so much angry ranting and rambling, even if not always loud, and it just shuts conversations down rat ...more

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