There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir

I came to this book because I heard an episode of The Nod podcast called How to Make Free People. They interview Casey Gerald and I was so drawn in by his voice and his take. The book didn't land as well for me. The message is harsh but sort of hopeful a little bit. Gerald's voice in the book is really stream-of-consciousness and I found it hard to follow sometimes.
I was more moved by his Ted Talk, The Gospel of Doubt. It's possible that as a white person, the Ted Talk format is just more comfortable for me (that's kind of a joke). Either way, I think this message is really important, that even if you win the American Dream you're not really winning if you're black (or gay or any other minority group). You're just being used as a tool to keep everyone else from revolting. If you couldn't make it through this book, please listen to the podcast or the Ted Talk or seek him out some other way!