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stacialithub's review against another edition
Finishing this rounds out my trio of reading letters/essays about race in America:
[b:The Fire Next Time|464260|The Fire Next Time|James Baldwin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444584058s/464260.jpg|1129041] by James Baldwin (1963)
[b:The Fire This Time|771583|The Fire This Time|Randall Kenan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320559768s/771583.jpg|757638] by Randall Kenan (2007)
[b:Between the World and Me|25489625|Between the World and Me|Ta-Nehisi Coates|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430883288s/25489625.jpg|44848425] by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015)
I have to say that this book resonated the most with me of the three. Perhaps it is because the author & I are closest in age/time growing up, perhaps it is that we both spent part of our childhoods in rural North Carolina (he lived there; I had extended family that lived there & spent a good bit of time there as I grew up), perhaps it is that we have similar news/cultural/social references (being from the same generation).
I've found all three books to be intensely personal & hard to rate. They have stretched my brain & my heart, my soul too. Simply because of something called race, they have lived & experienced a different life than I have; fortunately, they have shared their experiences, thoughts, & feelings on paper. There is a lot to think about here in these letters & essays, especially in light of all our race-related killings, riots, protests, & crimes in this 'modern' day & age of 2015. We've come a long way, yet have an awfully long way to go too. Thank you, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Kenan, & Mr. Coates.
[b:The Fire Next Time|464260|The Fire Next Time|James Baldwin|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444584058s/464260.jpg|1129041] by James Baldwin (1963)
[b:The Fire This Time|771583|The Fire This Time|Randall Kenan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320559768s/771583.jpg|757638] by Randall Kenan (2007)
[b:Between the World and Me|25489625|Between the World and Me|Ta-Nehisi Coates|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430883288s/25489625.jpg|44848425] by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2015)
I have to say that this book resonated the most with me of the three. Perhaps it is because the author & I are closest in age/time growing up, perhaps it is that we both spent part of our childhoods in rural North Carolina (he lived there; I had extended family that lived there & spent a good bit of time there as I grew up), perhaps it is that we have similar news/cultural/social references (being from the same generation).
I've found all three books to be intensely personal & hard to rate. They have stretched my brain & my heart, my soul too. Simply because of something called race, they have lived & experienced a different life than I have; fortunately, they have shared their experiences, thoughts, & feelings on paper. There is a lot to think about here in these letters & essays, especially in light of all our race-related killings, riots, protests, & crimes in this 'modern' day & age of 2015. We've come a long way, yet have an awfully long way to go too. Thank you, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Kenan, & Mr. Coates.
ploganiv's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.5
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