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4.61 AVERAGE
4.61 AVERAGE
challenging
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informative
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Incredibly written, thought provoking, Coates really doesn’t miss. It’s one of those books that makes you pause, reflect, and come away seeing things a little differently. Couldn’t put it down.
there’s a quote in this book which sums it up wonderfully: “it is never enough for the reader of your words to be convinced; the goal is to haunt”.
a collection of three essays that are worlds apart and yet so intersectional. a really interesting and eye opening read, every page felt equally important to the one before. really makes you think about why the cycle of oppression in the world just continues to start anew even with chants of “never again” or gasps heard and tears seen at the sharing of experiences (empty words, crocodile tears, guilt assuaging with no real ramifications). makes you wonder why history, a medium priding itself on keeping events and memories alive, likes to sweep things under the rug so much (privilege, comfort, ignorance). this one just really makes you think and feel and think again and feel disappointed in the world but unfortunately not surprised anymore
free palestine
4.5/5 rounded up
a collection of three essays that are worlds apart and yet so intersectional. a really interesting and eye opening read, every page felt equally important to the one before. really makes you think about why the cycle of oppression in the world just continues to start anew even with chants of “never again” or gasps heard and tears seen at the sharing of experiences (empty words, crocodile tears, guilt assuaging with no real ramifications). makes you wonder why history, a medium priding itself on keeping events and memories alive, likes to sweep things under the rug so much (privilege, comfort, ignorance). this one just really makes you think and feel and think again and feel disappointed in the world but unfortunately not surprised anymore
free palestine
4.5/5 rounded up
informative
reflective
medium-paced
"Those who question Israel, who question what has been done with the moral badge of the Holocaust, are often pointed in the direction of the great evils done across the world. We are told that it is suspicious that, among all the ostensibly amoral states, we would single out Israel—as though the relationship between America and Israel is not itself singular. But the plaque [given by the US ambassador to Israel to the country of Israel as a gift] was clear: “The spiritual bedrock of our values as a nation come from Jerusalem.” This effort that I saw, the use of archaeology, the destruction of ancient sites, the pushing of Palestinians out of their homes, had the specific imprimatur of the United States of America. Which means that it had my imprimatur. This was not just another evil done by another state, but an evil done in my name.”
-Ta-Nehisi Coates
-Ta-Nehisi Coates
Mea culpa with the most essential of messages—YOU CAN AND SHOULD CHANGE YOUR MIND WHEN PRESENTED WITH NEW INFORMATION. From the river to the sea, and amen.
challenging
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hopeful
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challenging
informative
inspiring
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Introspection like no other — Coates beautifully captures what it means to grapple with the links between oppressive systems and search for your voice in the messy web of stories and truths
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced