January Group Discussion Suggestions

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Please suggest any group reads that you would like to be entered into the poll for January's group read.

[Londa]

I may be the only one on goodreads that has not read The Help yet.

My reason is that I wanted to read Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life FIRST. Originally written in 1956, it was recommended by the Association of Black Women Historians as a more accurate portrayal of black domestic workers.

http://www.beaconbroadside.com/broads...

So my nomination is for Like One of the Family

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Londa, that sound interesting.

I have had Cane River on my Kindle for a while.

[Londa]

Cane River is one of my favorite books. Great read! I had another book in mind for January but somehow got sidetracked. If I can nominate 2, great, if I can't please replace the one above with All Different Kinds of Free and I will renominate One of the Family later.

Like Twelve Years a Slave, this novel deals with a free black that was kidnapped and her fight to obtain her freedom. It is a historical fiction, but it is based on a true case. It might be interesting to read about this from a woman's perspective.

[Zena]

William Styron's "Confessions of Nat Turner".

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Zena thanks for nominating on this thread!

Londa, omg what HAVEN'T you read!!!!????!!! lol and yes you can nominate as many books as you want!

[Andrew]

I would like to nominate Eyes of a Goddess by Ukamaka Olisakwe and Unburnable: A Novel by Marie-Elena John.

[Zena]

Kindred by Octavia C Butler.

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

I've had Kindred on my tbr for quite awhile. I'd love to read that one.

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

I will leave this thread open until Sunday 11/24. So Please feel free to add more books if you would like.

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Thanks Tashi for joining in and welcome to our group!

[Kerry]

Londa wrote: "I may be the only one on goodreads that has not read The Help yet.

My reason is that I wanted to read Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life FIR..."
Londa- I'll be in to read THE HELP with you when you do, I havent read it yet either

[Marlene]

Son of a PreachermanSon of a Preacherman

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

Thanks Marlene!

[P.J.]

High Cotton: Maafa

I need some reviews please. Sales in local book stores are great. Need more exposure. Thanks folks.

[Cinzia]

I read Kindred some time ago so I would like to nominate Cane river

[Kanita]

Ok, so this will be another difficult vote! :) Such wonderful nominations all around. Some I've read; many are on my list to read...and others to be added!! I join with the others and nominate the following January selections...
Cane River

Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life
All Different Kinds of Free

and I add to the January nominations:
Freeman
The Known World
Mudbound

[Cinzia]

I have just read that 'The good lord bird' by James McBride won the National Book Award for fiction 2013.
The book is narrated by the young slave Little Onion, who joins the abolitionist John Brown in his anti-slavery mission.
Maybe we could add it to our to read list for this year.....

[Zena]

So many good suggestions!

[Kanita]

Excellent recommendation, Cinzia! That sounds like another really good one. Adding that one to my to read list!

[Kanita]

absolutely...i agree, zena! when we vote it's going to be so hard to decide! :)

[kisha, The Clean Up Lady]

VERY tough decision.

[Marlene]

http://youtu.be/uzmw2wVBQzM Ruth's Redemption