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The first time I read this book I wolfed it down. Finally a meaty, beautifully-written work. Finally, a book worth talking about when friends ask what I have been reading lately. Finally, a book that I can reach for when I need a passage to illustrate a point or inspire a memory. And finally, a book that takes on race issues in an Obama-worthy way (but written before most of us had even heard of Barack).
When friends love it as much as I do, I feel like they get some part of me that I struggle to describe.
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The first time I read this book I wolfed it down. Finally a meaty, beautifully-written work. Finally, a book worth talking about when friends ask what I have been reading lately. Finally, a book that I can reach for when I need a passage to illustrate a point or inspire a memory. And finally, a book that takes on race issues in an Obama-worthy way (but written before most of us had even heard of Barack).When friends love it as much as I do, I feel like they get some part of me that I struggle to describe.
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