dinasamimi 's review for:

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.0

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I have been trying to read this book for years and it has been very stop and go. In 2022, a lot of these ideas don't feel as fresh and there is a bit too much repetition throughout the collection. I do love how Coates sets the scene for each essay and incorporates memoir. Those moments shine. The last few essays were standouts and brought the whole thing together.