Just in time for the weekend! Can't wait to get started on this book...

Today, as I was about to read the last pages of the book, I found a postcard with a Langston Hughes quote: "My soul has grown deep like the rivers."
Coates' letter to his son is like an extended version of Hughes' poem, but ending in our time.
This is such a well-written and thought-provoking book, and it will definitely stay with me both as a reference book to American history and culture as well as a work of great writing.

I started reading this book a few times, knowing it was a book I needed to read. It wasn't until I found my own hard-cover copy that I got past the first 50 pages and couldn't stop until I had finished it!

I'm starting to think that books don't cross our path by mistake. There's always a reason why we pick up the books that we do. Sometimes we realize the reason while reading, sometimes much later in life.

What a delicate story! I felt like the physical book, everything from the cover design to the choice of font, was an integral part of the reading experience.