This one isnt that long but it took me months because some of the grief and experiences he writes about are so raw and his writing would leave me so breathless I would have to keep taking breaks and have to set the book down for a few days. Never read anything so heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time.
Jul 1, 2024
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It has a romantic storyline, but is mostly an epistolary, coming-of-age novel that, to me, is the most ethereally beautiful book I've ever read. His words are delicate and light enough to float off the page, yet they carry a depth of emotion that lingers long after the final letter is read.
Feb 25, 2025
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maybe its because I was going through similiar things as the characters in the book but i could not put this book down. i bawled my eyes out at work when i finished it.
Dec 22, 2024
Have a few pages left but it’s already wowed me. Heartbreaking book. Not heartbreaking in just a depressing way, I mean heartbreaking in that it fills you the warmth of love and life before it takes it away. But how thrilling to get to feel it all. Also can tell the author thinks a lot about how language can shape thought and emotion, which maybe all writers do, but he writes about it beautifully. Also I didn’t mean for that pic to look that sick and influencer-y I promise I just set the book down and clicked
Mar 31, 2025
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Feb 18, 2025
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Had a former English teacher recommend me this (we still get coffee hehe) and I’m not too far into it but it’s already made me think about race and conversations about race differently.
I’m biracial and in the introduction, Diangelo actually talks about the “middle” and this idea of “saliency” in regards to multiracial people, and I *never* hear people talk about the multiracial experience, even if the author admits it’s too complex of a topic to cover in her book which primarily tackles the idea of white fragility. But I very much appreciated her saying that and I’m learning a lot from the book.
Jul 3, 2024
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I caught it in imax and I’d never seen it before and it was so amazing I was glued to the screen. Also it was dark when I was finding my seat and I managed to step on BOTH feet of some guy AND tripped and fell so that was a good humbling experience.
Apr 10, 2025