Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

This is a letter that Coates has written to his son to help him understand how he is to understand his place in contemporary America.  It is spectacular writing. I had twenty passages identified for book group discussion in the first 44 pages.  I am not sure what I could say that would be a worthy commentary so I will just quote Toni Morrison from the back of the book jacket, "The language of (this book), like Coates journey, is visceral, eloquent, and beautifully redemptive. And its examination of the hazards and hopes of black male life is as profound as it is revelatory. This is required reading."  I agree.