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A review by 30something_reads
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraqib
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Truly a perfect collection of essays. Is this better than They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us? Possibly.
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Perfect.
I'll maybe compile some better words to describe my experience reading this. Maybe.
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Honesty, nothing I come up with will do justice in describing Hanif Abdurraqib’s work. The way he writes- perfect. The way he thinks - fascinating. The way he connects history and love and grief and takes something so personal but make it so widely relatable? Insane.
This is a lovely meditation on Black performance in America and the ways it’s inextricably woven into the very fabric of our history.
One of the greatest writers of our time and we’re lucky to experience it in the moment.
~~~
Perfect.
I'll maybe compile some better words to describe my experience reading this. Maybe.
~~~
Honesty, nothing I come up with will do justice in describing Hanif Abdurraqib’s work. The way he writes- perfect. The way he thinks - fascinating. The way he connects history and love and grief and takes something so personal but make it so widely relatable? Insane.
This is a lovely meditation on Black performance in America and the ways it’s inextricably woven into the very fabric of our history.
One of the greatest writers of our time and we’re lucky to experience it in the moment.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism