Even though published post 9/11, 16 years ago, she could have written it yesterday- it feels very current. At a time when death rates were being broadcast as part of a daily routine, it was a stark reminder that lives are not stats.
At any time, this book would have kept me in my thoughts. Parts of the book begged a second or third re-read. The book is a series of reflections where Rankine somehow intertwines her thoughts about bereavement and isolation, American society, TV images she has taken in and everyday impacts of Big Pharma. Some of the ideas and sentiments are so recognisable but not necessarily in the way Rankine has presented them. The quote really sums up my feelings about alot of the book. “Sometimes you read something and a thought that was floating around in your veins reorganises itself into the sentence that reflects it” Now I know I have just been missing out on Claudia Rankine all this time for no good reason! I was gifted Citizen for Christmas a few years ago and still haven’t read it yet! For some reason, I came across this book, bought it and read it straight away.
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