Best of 2018

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

What where your top 5 reads for 2018? What book are you looking forward to reading next year?

[Toni]

Hey LuLu
Honestly, I read them and forget them, and on to the next after reviewing them. But most of 2018, I relaxed and played games, until November when I got the idea for several new books. So, I published Eve's Daughters, and now I'm finishing up two others; Black Amish and Retrain the Male Brain.
I pray they do well.
My Pulitzer Prize offering for 2018 was Chained to Love-The Darker Side of Slavery, and this year depends on which ones does the best overall.
Have a good new year!
Toni Mariani, Author

[Gwen]

My top five books are:

The Sun Does Shine
An American Marriage
Becoming
Just Mercy
The Hate U Give

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

Toni wrote: "Hey LuLu
Honestly, I read them and forget them, and on to the next after reviewing them. But most of 2018, I relaxed and played games, until November when I got the idea for several new books. So, ..."

Toni, that's hilarious. Read them and forget them. lol

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

Gwen wrote: "My top five books are:

The Sun Does Shine
An American Marriage
Becoming
Just Mercy
The Hate U Give"

Gwen, this is a good list. I enjoyed all of these (An American Marriage would be my least favorite) lol

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

1. Passing - Nella Larsen
2. Freshwater - Akwaeke Emezi
3. Children of Blood and Bone - Tomi Adeyemi
4. An Unkindness of Ghost - Rivers Solomon
5. The Leavers -- Lisa Ko

[Maya]

1. Yellow Crocus
2. Sister of mine
3. Emancipation of robert sadler
4. Becoming
5. Tina Turner love story

I cant think of any books I'm anticipating to read this year. The quality of books have not been the same in the last few years.

[Gwen]

Lulu, how did you copy and paste the books that I suggested? I am from the old school but I’m learning.

[Trudy]

My Favs 2018:
BECOMING
AMERICAN MARRIAGE
PRAISE SONG FOR BUTTERFLIES
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
SECRET DAUGHTER

I’m anxiously waiting for: THE IRON SEASON ( sequel to THE GOLEM AND THE JINNI)

[Trudy]

Gwen wrote: "My top five books are:

The Sun Does Shine
An American Marriage
Becoming
Just Mercy
The Hate U Give"

Hi Gwen, I haven’t read or watched the movie of THE HATE YOU GIVE yet. I’m a little afraid it’s going to be emotionally devastating. Guess I need to put on my big girl pants in 2019.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

Gwen wrote: "Lulu, how did you copy and paste the books that I suggested? I am from the old school but I’m learning."

I just hit reply on the actually message and it copies a little of the message

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

I read The Hate U Give....I am in no hurry to see the movie. It was quite emotional.

[Kay Dee (what is your storygraph name?]

Gwen wrote: "Lulu, how did you copy and paste the books that I suggested? I am from the old school but I’m learning."

when you click REPLY directly underneath the comment you are replying to, it quotes most of the comment.

the rest of the comment, you have to COPY and PASTE into your reply using keyboard commands Ctrl+C and CTRL+V. here's a video. https://youtu.be/E3NQ_gNN0yE

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

Thanks Kay!!

[Kay Dee (what is your storygraph name?]

Lulu wrote: "I read The Hate U Give....I am in no hurry to see the movie. It was quite emotional."

same. i wasn't expecting the first section to be so heavy. i thought the emotions would build but nope. i was MAD, SAD, and, FRUSTRATED immediately. i had to pause and take breaks a lot.

also not in a hurry to see the movie cuz although the lead actress is very good, i am still mad at how very light skinned she is. they didn't need a Name for the part. folks were gonna watch it regardless.

[Londa]

Hi Old Friends!

Fave 5 from 2018

Dracul
The Bear and the Nightingale
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Nowhere Is a Place
Standing at the Scratch Line

Anticipating
An Orchestra of Minorities

[Lee]

1- Becoming
2- So Close to Being the Sh*t
3- Black Privilege
4- Jubilee
5- Cross Justice

Almost made it;
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Something in the Water
- The Mountains Between Us