This is the third book I've read (this one being a collection of essays written during the Obama administration) by Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the third five star rating I've given him. He is a phenomenal writer, unlike almost any other I've read in my 30 years on this earth. His essays, and the writing preceding them, were insightful, compelling, gorgeously written, and overall, important to the conversations we have about race in our society. They force you to think, to consider and possibly reconsider your views, and most importantly challenge the way you think.