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Modern · Nonfiction, Young Adult

The Truths We Hold: An American Journey

by Kamala Harris
2019 · 337 pages · Nonfiction
64.6Must-Read
Score Modern
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

What it's about

Kamala Harris tells her story: raised in Oakland by immigrant parents, an economist from Jamaica and a cancer researcher from India who met as civil rights activists, she became a prosecutor, California's attorney general and a U.S. senator, and lays out the values that guide her.

Why it's worth reading

It spent 26 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists.

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Good to know

It was written before her vice presidency and doubles as a statement of her politics.

By the numbers

64.6Must-Read Score
  • Readers48 out of 100 · counts 42%
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
  • Bestseller36 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.

Where it ranks

Why it made the list

Bestseller
26 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2019

How we rank

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Quick answers

Is The Truths We Hold: An American Journey worth reading?

Yes. It spent 26 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It ranks #1,930 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 64.6 (the best book we found scores 99).

What is The Truths We Hold: An American Journey about?

Kamala Harris tells her story: raised in Oakland by immigrant parents, an economist from Jamaica and a cancer researcher from India who met as civil rights activists, she became a prosecutor, California's attorney general and a U.S. senator, and lays out the values that guide her.

How long does it take to read The Truths We Hold: An American Journey?

About 8 hours (337 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.

What should I read after The Truths We Hold: An American Journey?

If you liked it, try 107 Days by Kamala Harris, Becoming by Michelle Obama or A Promised Land by Barack Obama.