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A review by readingpicnic
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
4.5
The narration for this was incredible, and I liked that the author added little notes to introduce each essay and is honest about his thought processes at the time of writing them. I do think there was some repetition I noticed across some essays, such as saying almost the same thing twice while talking about Carly Rae Jepsen in different essays, but other than that, this was an incredible and impactful read. I liked how music was woven throughout the book and how he was unafraid to turn a critical eye towards musicians and the punk scene. I can see some similarities between this book and Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief