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[Lee]

Lulu. I just wrote down the order of the book sseries this weekend. lol..

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[Lorraine]

I am currently readingDavid O. Abioye and.

[Lorraine]

I am currently readingDavid O. Abioye and.

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Former Rain

[Andrew]

I am now reading Imaro: The Naama War by Charles R. Saunders.

[Mitzi]

I am reading "In Search of Satisfaction" by J California Cooper.

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Catching Fire

[Andrew]

I recently completed The Neteru Of Kemet: An Introduction by Tamara Siuda-Legan. I'm now reading From Chaos Born by Michael R. Hicks.

[Andrew]

Now reading A Brave Black Regiment: The History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry by Luis F. Emilio.

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. It's very educational and breaks a lot of stereotypes about slavery and the thought process of slaves. While reading this I couldn't help but noticed how brain-washed and institutionalized the slaves were. I also couldn't help but noticed they mostly interviewed "house slaves" who mostly had positive outlooks on slavery. I would love to read an interview from a field slave. I'm thinking their outlook would be totally different.

[Beverly]

kisha wrote: "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. It's very educational and breaks a lot of stereotypes about slavery and the thou..."

I think there are a lot of factors at work with the Slave Narratives that were part of the WPA program. A lot of the interviewers were white so the "former slaves" often spoke to what the interviewers wanted to hear. Also for their own dignity a lot of former slaves did not speak to the atrocities that they lived through - this was a survival mechanism so that they could keep on living and not relive many of the painful memories. Also thinking of the times - I would imagine that there were some interviewers that turned in or wrote up the slave narratives the way they wanted (and omitted some stuff). There were probably also some former slaves that were afraid of "punishment" if they told the whole truth as many still lived in "slavery-like" conditions though it was called by another name.

Current historians are still researching and uncovering more about this complex subject of American slavery.

I certainly appreciate these records of slave narratives but do understand this is not necessarily the full history of American slavery.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

I'm reading: The Grave Tattoo . Here is the book description (via Amazon):

In a novel reminiscent of The Rule of Four, The Dante Club and The Historian, suspense master McDermid spins a psychological thriller in which a present-day murder has its roots in the eighteenth century and the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty. After torrential summer rains uncover a bizarrely tattooed body on a Lake District hillside, long discarded old wives' tales takes on a chilling new plausibility. For centuries, Lakelanders have whispered that Fletcher Christian staged the massacre on Pitcairn so that he could return home. And there, he told his story to an old friend and schoolmate, William Wordsworth, who turned it into a long narrative poem--a poem that remained hidden lest it expose Wordsworth to the gallows for harboring a fugitive. Wordsworth specialist Jane Gresham, herself a native of the Lake District, feels compelled to discover once and for all whether the manuscript ever existed--and whether it still exists today. But as she pursues each new lead, death follows hard on her heels. Suddenly Jane is at the heart of a 200-year-old mystery that still has the power to put lives on the line. Against the dramatic backdrop of England's Lake District a drama of life and death plays out, its ultimate prize a bounty worth millio

[Beverly]

Currently reading:

Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone
From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island
Foreign Gods, Inc.
Dust

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Beverly, I was definitely thinking the same thing. In the beginning it said that many slaves wouldn't talk out of fear of retaliation. That lets me know a lot.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

You aren't! I have one, but only use it when I CAN'T find a hard copy. LOL.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

Didn't really know where to add this, but just found this on Amazon..for Kindle users.

Twelve Years a Slave: Plus Five American Slave Narratives, Including Life of Frederick Douglass, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Life of Josiah Henson, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Up From Slavery [Kindle Edition] for only $0.99

Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Years-Sl...

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Great thanks lulu! there's a thread titled recommendations where you could also put it. But this thread is just as good! I think I'm gonna order it myself.

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Dead In The Water

[Andrew]

Reading Dossouye: the Dancers of Mulukau by Charles R. Saunders.

[Veronica]

I am currently reading and

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Listening to Lover at Last

[Shannon]

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The Killing Game

[Beverly]

Just started this audio book:



The Shogun's Daughter by Laura Joh Rowland

I have read a couple of books in this series about feudal Japan and enjoyed so am hoping that I enjoy the "audio" read as much.

[Beverly]

Shannon wrote: ""

I thought it was an interesting engaging read.
Thought that this book was a must for every school and public library.

[Londa]

Msgracie wrote: "Getting ready for the March discussion and found out My Name is Butterfly is offered kindle only and my local library does not have in our city/county library system This Childs Gonna Live. Shoppin..."


I don't know how long this is going to last but it looks like you can read the entire novel (Butterfly) on this goodreads link.

https://www.goodreads.com/reader/2176...

As for This Child's Gonna Live. Have you tried to do an interlibrary loan for it. I get a lot of older/rare books that way. It takes a little longer though.

[Beverly]

Londa wrote: "Msgracie wrote: "Getting ready for the March discussion and found out My Name is Butterfly is offered kindle only and my local library does not have in our city/county library system This Childs Go..."

Also while it is not an ideal situation - if have a computer you can download the kindle app and read ebooks that way.

[Beverly]

Londa wrote: "Msgracie wrote: "Getting ready for the March discussion and found out My Name is Butterfly is offered kindle only and my local library does not have in our city/county library system This Childs Go..."

I see that Thulani Davishas written the forward for This Child's Gonna Live latest version. She is also a novelist, playwright, etc.

I really enjoyed her historical fiction novel 1959.

In this resonant debut novel, 1959 is the year that Willie Tarrant, a young black girl in Turner, Va., turns 12. Civil rights activism, coming to this small town in the form of sit-ins, boycotts and voter registration drives, shatters the false peace between black and white inhabitants. The decision to integrate galvanizes the black community, but it also terrifies Dixon, Willie's beloved father, as the girl is among the handful of blacks chosen to attend the white school. Dixon knows that in a county where a black teenager is murdered because he asks a white man for a match, Willie's safety isn't guaranteed. Turner's black residents, whether or not they are involved in the Movement, endure beatings and daily harassment by the Klan (aka the police department). Willie learns the subtle art of subversion from her elders as church services become civil rights rallies; housewives joke about dodging attack dogs; young and old go to jail together. Witnessing the changes in her community and, internally, in her pubescent body, Willie develops a crush on the new boy at school and discovers the writings of James Baldwin, all the while registering her neighbors to vote and secretly reading her great-aunt Fannie's diary. The depiction of a woman who lived in the Virginia of the 1800s is as vivid as that of Willie living a century later. Davis celebrates everyday heroes whose defeats and triumphs she describes with hynotic dexterity. (Publishers Weekly)

[Jade]

Ski Mask Divas

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Lover at Last and Making Faces

[Shannon]

Beverly wrote: "Shannon wrote: ""

I thought it was an interesting engaging read.
Thought that this book was a must for every school and public library."

I really enjoyed it. It make me think about The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood which I read earlier this year. It really makes you think about how a bad decision can have different consequences depending on your environment. I love this quote from the book that goes something like: sometimes it's difficult to tell the difference between a last chance and a second chance.

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

I'm reading The Known World and still pushing through Real Slave Narratives. Can't seem to finish Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

Song on Solomon was a push for me too

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The First Phone Call from Heaven

[Beverly]

Shannon wrote: "Beverly wrote: "Shannon wrote: ""

I thought it was an interesting engaging read.
Thought that this book was a must for every school and ..."

Shannon -

Yes - Beautiful Struggle was another good read.
Then I think you might also like:

Buck: A Memoir by M.K. Asante

[Shannon]

Beverly wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Beverly wrote: "Shannon wrote: ""

I thought it was an interesting engaging read.
Thought that this book was a must for e..."

LOL! Someone else said the same, that if I liked "The Beautiful Struggle" I'd like "Buck". I'll go ahead and move it to the top of my to read list.

[Andrew]

I'm now reading In the United States of Africa by Abdourahman A. Waberi.

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The Color Purple

[Shannon]

Foreign Gods, Inc.

[Andrew]

Reading The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient Teachings In The Ways Of Relationships by Sobonfu E. Some

[Beverly]

Andrew wrote: "I'm now reading In the United States of Africa by Abdourahman A. Waberi.

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Andrew -

What are your thoughts on this book?
I had trouble staying engaged and interested in this book - despite it short length. I do not know if it was the translation did not flow well for me. I have read another book by the author and found it easier to read.

Also around the time that I read In the United States of Africa I had recently read two other books based on the similar alternative history concept that was more to my liking.

Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo

Lion's Blood by Steven Barnes

[Andrew]

Beverly wrote: "Andrew wrote: "I'm now reading In the United States of Africa by Abdourahman A. Waberi.

"

Andrew -

What are your t..."

Hi Beverly,

I was very disappointed with the book and like you I found difficult to read. The two stars I gave it was really due to the concept that it introduced. I too wondered if something was lost in the translation!

I have also read "Lion's Blood" and the sequel "Zulu Heart". These were excellent!
I will take a look at "Blonde Roots".

Thanks,
Andrew

[Carl]

Ink Mage

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

I've been trying to get into Zadie Smith's "White Teeth", but I just can't. So I'm gonna push it to side and start on Stephen L. Carter's "The Emperor of Ocean Park".

[Beverly]

Lulu wrote: "I've been trying to get into Zadie Smith's "White Teeth", but I just can't. So I'm gonna push it to side and start on Stephen L. Carter's "The Emperor of Ocean Park"."

I read both of them! I would say that they are two peas in a pod. :) If they were not my local bookclub picks I probably would have abandoned both of them early on.

[Shannon]

Lulu wrote: "I've been trying to get into Zadie Smith's "White Teeth", but I just can't. So I'm gonna push it to side and start on Stephen L. Carter's "The Emperor of Ocean Park"."

That seems to be the consensus on this book. We had challenges reading it in another group. I ditched it as well.

[Beverly]

Shannon wrote: "Lulu wrote: "I've been trying to get into Zadie Smith's "White Teeth", but I just can't. So I'm gonna push it to side and start on Stephen L. Carter's "The Emperor of Ocean Park"."

That seems to b..."

I have friends who like Zadie Smith and Carter's books - it seems if you like the writing style of one you will like the writing style of the other. My bookclub was actually divided regarding those two authors.

[Rosalie]

I just finished a Constellation of Vital PhenomenaA Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel. It was so well written, but kind of depressing. I'm about to start My Name is ButterflyMy Name is Butterfly

[Beverly]

Rosalie wrote: "I just finished a Constellation of Vital PhenomenaA Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel. It was so well written, but kind of depressing. I'm about to start My Name is Butterfl..."

Good to know about Constellation of Vital Phenomena - will move it up my tbr list