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A carregar... They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us (2017)por Hanif Abdurraqib
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. I love how mr Abdurraqib speaks. I enjoy this book. This book is important to me because it helped me to regenerate broken inside me. The way it is written, you know, this book heals. ( ) 5 stars plus infinity. I laughed, cried, reflected, raged, felt both massive guilt and massive pride. I have never read something so emotionally raw and truthful. I do not have the gift for words that Hanif does, so it is absolutely impossible for me to review this. All I can say is that I am grateful that this beautiful man shared his soul. I will read this book over and over. Goodreads tells me that I've been reading They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us since 2017. Which is to say I've been reading and rereading and afraid to mark as "read' a book that feels like something I can't put away. I'm marking it as read, but I think I'll just keep reading it forever. If you haven't read it yet, I hope you do. I hope you don't figure out how to stop reading it for years. Abdurraqib’s self-possessed introspection is a balm to soothe 21st century American malaise. His anger, sorrow, and humor are never compromised despite the restraint he shows in his extremely readable prose. One might assume this self control comes from a lifetime of conditioning to keep a cool head no matter the trigger. His observations on seemingly frivolous aspects of pop culture and music present themselves as anything but, often building up to an insightful take on deeper social issues that the music reflects back on us. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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*2018 "12 best books to give this holiday season" TODAY Show *Best Books of 2018* Rolling Stone "A Best Book of 2017" NPR, Buzzfeed, Paste Magazine, Esquire, Chicago Tribune, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, CBC, Stereogum, National Post, Entropy, Heavy, Book Riot, Chicago Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review, Michigan Daily *American Booksellers Association (ABA) 'December 2017 Indie Next List Great Reads' *Midwest Indie Bestseller In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether he's attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown's grave, or discussing public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show, he writes with a poignancy and magnetism that resonates profoundly. In the wake of the nightclub attacks in Paris, he recalls how he sought refuge as a teenager in music, at shows, and wonders whether the next generation of young Muslims will not be afforded that opportunity now. While discussing the everyday threat to the lives of black Americans, Abdurraqib recounts the first time he was ordered to the ground by police officers: for attempting to enter his own car. In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others along with original, previously unreleased essays Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world, so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times. "Funny, painful, precise, desperate, and loving throughout. Not a day has sounded the same since I read him." Greil Marcus,. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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