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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (February 2023)
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide (March 2023)
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Words that do not truly come to life until you see the theatrical stage version. Life is painfully and joyfully at the same time.
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little sally walker, sittin in a saucer
rise, sally, rise, wipe your weepin eyes
an put your hands on your hips
an let your backbone slip
o, shake it to the east
o, shake it to the west
shake it to the one
that you like the best
lady in purple
you're it ...more
Quote:
little sally walker, sittin in a saucer
rise, sally, rise, wipe your weepin eyes
an put your hands on your hips
an let your backbone slip
o, shake it to the east
o, shake it to the west
shake it to the one
that you like the best
lady in purple
you're it ...more
I enjoyed the read and hope to see this on stage at some point.
"From its inception in California in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at Joseph Papp's Public Theater and on Broadway, the Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf has excited, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shange's words reveal what it is to be of color and female in the twentieth century. First published in 1975 when ...more
"From its inception in California in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at Joseph Papp's Public Theater and on Broadway, the Obie Award-winning for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf has excited, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the country. Passionate and fearless, Shange's words reveal what it is to be of color and female in the twentieth century. First published in 1975 when ...more
I'd rate this a 3 out 5 not because of content, but because of form. I don't think reading this story is the best way to enjoy this story. I think this is something to watch in a theater and I know I'm missing a lot of what I would be exposed to. The writing is sharp, abrasive, and raw. It speaks from the heart no matter how broken it is and that is an amazing thing, but I still can't get over the feeling that this is something to be experienced in a theater, like going to church in a theater th
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interesting read. I will admit I did not understand what the author was trying to say at first but it all comes together after a while.
Mar 16, 2022
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