We Were Eight Years in Power
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Non-Fiction
We Were Eight Years in Power
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
—· 400 p· 2017
reflectivephilosophical
Overview
About
In these "urgently relevant essays," the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me "reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath"--including the election of Donald Trump
Pages
400
Random House Audio
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Historical Analysis10
Prose9
Emotional depth9
Personal Essay Voice9
Narration8
Pacing7
Plot twists3
Worldbuilding2
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