clarkissimo 's review for:

Don't Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

5.0

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A powerful meditation on being an American--and how we create our own loneliness. It's a personal, political, ethical, and cultural examination of how we wind our way through the bog of our American lives. You'll find it under poetry, but it has more in common with creative non-fiction (if you need a label). No matter where you file the book, it is a powerful collection of short prose sections, photos, and images from important events. .