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The Message

Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.61 AVERAGE

adamschendel's review against another edition

5.0

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"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.”

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kiki_lomein's review against another edition

5.0

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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.

magdahline's review against another edition

3.75

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yooya15's review against another edition

4.5

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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

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5.0

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4.5

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adventuresinmezcal's review against another edition

3.75

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The beginning was slow and difficult to get into but the last chapter is riveting. Coates takes his readers on his travels through Palestine and allows them to readers to make revelations as he does about the apartheid, colonialism and americas complicity in oppression. 

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4.75

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4.0

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stephanie1's review against another edition

5.0

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Haunting. Coates‘ writing is a gift to anyone looking to understand humanity beyond the limited view we’ve been given access to.