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A review by hunterlovesneilperry
Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
At certain times, I had to read paragraphs over and over again because I didn’t really understand them. But when I did eventually crack them, it was all fine and I continued in. Rankine can WRITE let me tell u. Her prose and use of words are truly one of a kind, and I will gladly read her again!
As a white person, I do try to put my reading where I would not usually, because you don’t see them a lot. I did really enjoy it, and of course there are times when you sit there and go «I will always be shielded from this.» But I think being aware of those and this and all of it, will perhaps make it easier for those of privilege to listen to the ones wothiut.
As a white person, I do try to put my reading where I would not usually, because you don’t see them a lot. I did really enjoy it, and of course there are times when you sit there and go «I will always be shielded from this.» But I think being aware of those and this and all of it, will perhaps make it easier for those of privilege to listen to the ones wothiut.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism