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Mike
Oct 07, 2017 rated it it was amazing
It is difficult to process the drinking from a firehose which is this book. I was able to enjoy the cold swallow which was the poetry and beauty of the writing and it’s lyric, but the rest was a blast to the face of deep pain, and guilt of being one of “those that think they are white”, a dreamer who has benefited from the loaded dice of fate when confronted with a clear view of those that this benefit was built upon.

Thinking midway through the book that I’d love to meet the author as he must b
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Jessica
Oct 29, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Sad and profound. I couldn't put this down. ...more
Dee
Jan 06, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Be still, be open, and read this book. No matter how woke you think you are, there is much to learn here.
Carla
Jun 16, 2017 rated it really liked it
Some of this was as harsh as the treatment people on the 'wrong' end of the social/financial/racial...ladder receive. I try to live in the day and treat all as equals. Sometimes I don't even succeed with the people in my inner circle of loved ones. I need to be really present to align my actions and words with my intentions and values. Keep putting my oar in the water.

This man is a powerful writer and a family man with integrity. I admire and respect him. I don't know too many like him.

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Stacey
Aug 29, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Annie
Dec 15, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
marianne
Oct 28, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: chez-moi, bookclub
silly_soup
Nov 19, 2015 marked it as to-read
Keith Bado
Dec 03, 2015 marked it as to-read
Devin
Feb 11, 2016 marked it as to-read
Heather
Mar 03, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Orissa
May 25, 2016 rated it really liked it
Erica Renée
Dec 23, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: non-fiction
Kirsty
Jul 07, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Preeti
Jun 16, 2020 rated it really liked it
Sarah
Nov 06, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Jessica
Jan 02, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Curlysue
Oct 07, 2019 marked it as to-read
Beth
Feb 18, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jonathan
Jan 07, 2020 marked it as to-read
Nanosynergy
Feb 03, 2020 marked it as to-read
Johanne
Jun 06, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: black-authors
Fee
Jun 08, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Amber
Aug 28, 2020 rated it liked it
Sarah
Jan 06, 2023 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: nrpg
Grace
Dec 31, 2022 marked it as to-read
Curlysue
May 10, 2025 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition