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A Piece of Mine: Stories
Back in print after more than five years, this is the extraordinary first short story collection by the author of Family.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
January 12th 2011
by Anchor
(first published 1984)
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Great read! I am never disappointed by Ms. J. California Cooper. I always seem to enjoy her books and short stories. I would have given this book 5 stars if it were not for a reoccurring theme that didn't sit right with me. In almost every story, there seems to be some form of abuse or domestic violence against women. In “$100 or Nothing,” Charles was off the chain!…he emotionally beat his woman down into the ground (literally). Although she was able to pull a couple of fast ones over on him, I ...more
What a book... what a book....
This book was one word... AWESOME. Having been through so much in my life, I need this book right now. Longing for peace of mind, I finally have it. This book though provides you with not only a compilation of stories, but it provides you with morals and life lessons. Even though you are not sure if the stories are fact or fiction, this book is not about that. J. California Cooper entertains you, while giving you life lessons. Each story you can take s...more
This book was one word... AWESOME. Having been through so much in my life, I need this book right now. Longing for peace of mind, I finally have it. This book though provides you with not only a compilation of stories, but it provides you with morals and life lessons. Even though you are not sure if the stories are fact or fiction, this book is not about that. J. California Cooper entertains you, while giving you life lessons. Each story you can take s...more
Whenever I feel there's not enough justice in the world, I pick up the short stories of J. California Cooper. Nobody does comeuppance like she does. In this book, my favorite story is "Who are the Fools" (followed closely by "$100 and Nothing")is about everybody getting what they deserve. An abusive man gets his just desserts, a scavenger woman willing to pick up a piece of man someone else left; gets it even better (or should I say worse) and the kind wife gets away in the e...more
This is my favoite of all the books I've read by this author. Her manner of storytelling and her voice sound like down home. They remind of wha tit must've been like to have an elder family member who kept and recited all the family's stories and that each one must have a small grain of truth and sage advice nested withing it.
Once I started to read this book, I wouldn't stop until I finished it.......
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My all time favorite J.C.C. Book, it runs neck and neck with Family
written in plain language, just stories all about women.
i read this book for the Introduction to African-American Literature at Gallaudet University. This author writes all about black people's lives between freedom from slavery and civil rights in 1960s. I think it's a good book and helps people to understand black people's cultures in these times.
This book was such a great read. The short stories always give food for thought along with a little comedy. All of her stories would make great novels. I look forward to exploring her novels this year.
J. California Cooper does an excellent job of relating various aspects of the American Black experience. What a pleasure to read her books!!
Love J. California Cooper. Another great author! Majority of her books are short stories.
My favorite short story author.
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J. California Cooper first found acclaim as a playwright. The author of seventeen plays, she was named Black Playwright of the Year in 1978. It was through her work in the theater that she caught the attention of acclaimed poet and novelist Alice Walker. Encouraged by Walker to turn her popular storytelling skills to fiction, Cooper wrote her first collection of short stories, A Piece of Mine, in ...more
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