Reviews

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward

11corvus11's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic!
(except for the one cis/heterosexist essay near the end.)

unladylike's review against another edition

4.0

This was a solid, insightful, and sincerely heartfelt collection of essays. It's quite a feat to draw from so many different writers and get such consistent quality. There were, of course, a few times where I was less interested in the stories being narrated, but overall, I found the anthology edifying.

starryjoy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

polkadotgirl's review against another edition

4.0

3.75 stars/5 stars:

An incredibly moving read about racism and racial issues in America. These are personal stories and experiences that various authors share and that help frame racism, showing how incredibly pervasive and affecting it is in a personal and collective level.

My favorite essays were "This Far: Notes on Love and Revolution" by Daniel José Older and "Message to My Daughters" by Edwidge Danticat.

beancamille's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

calebbedford's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective

5.0

alisonjfields's review against another edition

5.0

I have a strong feeling that everyone in America would benefit from reading this book--or even just a few of the masterful, heartbreaking, furious essays from this book. It's that good and that important.

megryanreally's review against another edition

4.0

Important read.

lclowe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

dljmsw's review against another edition

5.0

This is excellent. It has been on my to-read list for a very long time and I read it for the Read Harder Challenge: #5 Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.