54 pages • 1 hour read
Claudia RankineCitizen: An American Lyric
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Claudia Rankine's Citizen: An American Lyric has been lauded for its powerful depiction of racial microaggressions and systemic racism, resonating deeply with modern social issues. Critics praise its innovative, genre-blending structure and poignant prose. However, some find its fragmented style challenging. Overall, it's a profound, thought-provoking read.
Who Should Read Citizen: An American Lyric?
A reader who would enjoy Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine is deeply interested in topics of race, identity, and social justice, presented in a lyrical, poignant format. Those who appreciated Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me or Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye would find this book compelling and thought-provoking.
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