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4.61 AVERAGE
4.61 AVERAGE
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You don’t need to know anything about or understand the subject of any of the essays. You FEEL every single word. I know fuck all about basketball but that Allen Iverson essay had me an emotional wreck.
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The audiobook is narrated by Abdurraqib and is phenomenal. Words cannot describe how emotional and beautiful his writing is. His thoughts on grief have done more for me than years of therapy ever could.
The audiobook is narrated by Abdurraqib and is phenomenal. Words cannot describe how emotional and beautiful his writing is. His thoughts on grief have done more for me than years of therapy ever could.
Being introduced to Hanif in my creative writing class woke me up. Hearing that he had written about ATCQ woke me up further, and learning that he had an entire essay collection which mostly centered around music got me all the way to my bookstore.
This is probably my favorite thing I’ve ever read. From the jump, after trying my hand at my university’s newspaper and leaving due to my dislike of the restraints of journalistic formatting and other restrictions, reading Hanif’s essays felt like watching someone do something you’ve been trying to do your whole life - just without knowing its what you’ve been trying to do. I didn’t know you could write about music this way, but once I read him it felt so obvious.
On my final portfolio for that creative writing class, my professor told me that he felt a lot of Hanif influence in my essay about a band I like, which is funny because up until then I had only ever read his poetry. As an author, he has completely awakened my creative drive in a way that I don’t think it has ever been before, and for that I cannot give this book enough praise.
This isn’t even to mention how well he writes, how he can tackle immense topics with personal ease, how he can make you feel for something you’ve never felt for, how he can amplify feelings you haven’t felt in years. This work is beyond stellar, but I’m betting you already knew that.
This is probably my favorite thing I’ve ever read. From the jump, after trying my hand at my university’s newspaper and leaving due to my dislike of the restraints of journalistic formatting and other restrictions, reading Hanif’s essays felt like watching someone do something you’ve been trying to do your whole life - just without knowing its what you’ve been trying to do. I didn’t know you could write about music this way, but once I read him it felt so obvious.
On my final portfolio for that creative writing class, my professor told me that he felt a lot of Hanif influence in my essay about a band I like, which is funny because up until then I had only ever read his poetry. As an author, he has completely awakened my creative drive in a way that I don’t think it has ever been before, and for that I cannot give this book enough praise.
This isn’t even to mention how well he writes, how he can tackle immense topics with personal ease, how he can make you feel for something you’ve never felt for, how he can amplify feelings you haven’t felt in years. This work is beyond stellar, but I’m betting you already knew that.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced