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Dana DesJardins asked this question about Between the World and Me:
The flyleaf posits that this book "offers a transcendent vision for a way forward." While Coates insists on self-interrogation, education, solidarity, and awareness as survival strategies, I did not find a "transcendent way forward." Some help please?
Brad Lyerla There is no transcendant way forward in this book. The dust cover really misses the boat on this point. But Coates does offer a form of stoicism for h…moreThere is no transcendant way forward in this book. The dust cover really misses the boat on this point. But Coates does offer a form of stoicism for his son to follow as a way of coping and that's of some value.

I am still writing my own review of this book, which I regard as very worthwhile, but not especially hopeful.(less)
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