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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
by Hanif Abdurraqib
I don't think I can recommend this book enough. The book starts out as a collection of cultural commentary essays with an eclectic mix of subjects: Carly Rae Jepsen to Fall Out Boy to Prince to the elegance of a crossover in basketball. As it unfolds, however, it becomes clear that this is a memoir told in culturally and historically relevant vignettes. Abdurraqib takes the reader on a heart-wrenching journey through the early 2000's and 2010's, and what it means to be a young black man growing up in a poor neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio with an Arabic name during this time. Moving, hilarious, and always thought-provoking, Abdurraqib beautifully marries detailed poetic language with visceral details to paint a rich picture that is both intensely unique and universal. You will feel changed after reading this, I think for the better.