This is a difficult book to review because, of course, it wasn't written for me. What I get out of it, what I think of it, is fairly beside the point. And there are many other reviews of far far more value than whatever I could say. 
 As I was reading, I tried to think of this book's use as a primer for, say, white teenagers. It's a bit fast paced, with references and allusions coming from every direction. This book was not written to be some white kid's 101, so the points aren't argued, the references aren't explained. The intended audience is passed all that already. But, still, even though a lot would fly over a white kid's head, there's a lot there that should stick. 
 It's a beautiful, powerful, brutal book. And it is so, so timely.