Mizuki Giffin's Reviews > They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us

Hanif Abdurraqib is a treasure. Reading usually feels like a singular interaction between the writer and the text, or the writer and the reader, or the reader and the text. But the way Hanif writes feels so much more expansive: he explores his own memories, he invites you to explore yours, he presents a subject and then ties that subject, whether it be an artist or an album or an event, with the broader cultural moment surrounding it, and then nestled into all of this is a point. Hanif *always* has a point, he always has something to say, he doesn’t just write for the sake of writing. What results is a work that feels so exciting – it’s something you want to talk about and share. It makes you put the book down and play that song you haven't listened to in years. The love, knowledge, and passion Hanif has for what he writes about comes through every sentence. I am genuinely so sad to be finished this, because there's no one else to fill the void... his writing is unlike anything I've ever read. IT'S JUST SO GOOD !!