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We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
I received an ARC of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ latest, We Were Eight-Years in Power via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. At the time of this review, the book had not yet been published.
Let me say this, I am a huge fan of Coates’ work. I’ve read much of what he’s published for The Atlantic and devoured Between The World and Me in a day ...and then sent copies to friends as gifts!
Coates is a uniquely honest voice during a time when honesty seems to be on the wane, and I always appreciate his candor in talking about issues of race and class.
We Were Eight Years in Power is essentially a collection of Coates’ most popular essays from The Atlantic so if you’ve read Fear of a Black President, The Case for Reparations, etc., you’ll recognize most of what you’ll read in this offering.
However, what wasn’t known were the reasons for each essay. It was nice to have context and insight as to the why. Even more, he elaborates on how the rising attention he received—along with each deserved accolade—made him feel.
While he was flattered, and buoyed, by the attention, he was also leery of how such “acceptance” of his work could muddy the waters.
It was welcome insight into a brilliant writer with a powerful voice.
I already know I’ll be adding this one to my shelf as a hard copy once it’s released. Coates is a writer, whose voice I’ve come to covet, for its honesty, boldness, and dedication to making issues of class and race known without sugarcoating the facts.
Let me say this, I am a huge fan of Coates’ work. I’ve read much of what he’s published for The Atlantic and devoured Between The World and Me in a day ...and then sent copies to friends as gifts!
Coates is a uniquely honest voice during a time when honesty seems to be on the wane, and I always appreciate his candor in talking about issues of race and class.
We Were Eight Years in Power is essentially a collection of Coates’ most popular essays from The Atlantic so if you’ve read Fear of a Black President, The Case for Reparations, etc., you’ll recognize most of what you’ll read in this offering.
However, what wasn’t known were the reasons for each essay. It was nice to have context and insight as to the why. Even more, he elaborates on how the rising attention he received—along with each deserved accolade—made him feel.
While he was flattered, and buoyed, by the attention, he was also leery of how such “acceptance” of his work could muddy the waters.
It was welcome insight into a brilliant writer with a powerful voice.
I already know I’ll be adding this one to my shelf as a hard copy once it’s released. Coates is a writer, whose voice I’ve come to covet, for its honesty, boldness, and dedication to making issues of class and race known without sugarcoating the facts.