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Five stars isn’t nearly enough for this (literally) life-changing book. Part riveting history, part sociology, part handbook for living and all astoundingly timely, even sixty years later.

King gives answers to questions I’ve had to which I thought I’d never have answers. He lends energy to a cause that sometimes feels stagnated. He presents a vision, in the truest sense of the word, for what hope can look like in this country. I can actually see it now. If this will happen in my lifetime remains to be seen. But I have confidence it’s not only possible, but with the reigniting of a new civil movement over the last couple of years, it seems more likely than ever. After all, a great many of the very laws and enforcements the 60s era civil rights movement was after have now been implemented.

I can’t believe I waited to read this slim volume as long as I have. It’s one I’ll revisit often, and it’s instantly rocketed up the top of my favorites list. Far from being dry or heavy, it flows with idealism and love of country and focus and practical ideas.

Don’t make the same mistake I did by delaying—while it is meaty with policy and issues, it’s also enthrallingly written and goes down easy because of how skilled a communicator MLK was.