Between the World and Me

 Between the World and Me by Ta-Naihisi Coates   152 pages

From Goodreads: Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.

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I re-read this book for a book group discussion and found it was just as thought-provoking as the last time I had read it. There is a poetic quality to Coates' writing, and although this is a short book, there are a lot of powerful things here to think about.