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A review by smellburpee
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I started listening to this book on July 22, 2023 and I finished it today, January 16, 2024. Usually, I'm the type of person to put an audio book on 1.5-2.0 speed and breeze through it while cooking or cleaning the apartment. I tried to do that with They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us. Not so much speeding up the recording, as Abdurraqib narrates the book, but trying to listen while otherwise occupied. I quit that pretty early on after finding myself crying in my kitchen after listening to Abdurraqib's essay on Prince's life and death still holding a sponge and dirty dishes in my hand.
A flawless book of essays where Abdurraqib takes significant moments in pop culture, whether it be a certain concert, album, basketball game or otherwise, and uses that moment to flow into a discussion of the broader cultural moment. Or even just a significant moment in his life. I highly recommend the audio book as Abdurrqib, poet at heart, has a distinct rhythm to his writing. Savor this one.
A flawless book of essays where Abdurraqib takes significant moments in pop culture, whether it be a certain concert, album, basketball game or otherwise, and uses that moment to flow into a discussion of the broader cultural moment. Or even just a significant moment in his life. I highly recommend the audio book as Abdurrqib, poet at heart, has a distinct rhythm to his writing. Savor this one.