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Beverly wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Just started Mama Namibia by Mari Serebrov

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Are you enjoying this book?
It was one of my surprise reads of the yea..."

Hi Beverly,

I'm finding it compelling reading despite the horrors it portrays. It had me researching the events which happened in Namibia at the time. Yes, I wonder why this book hasn't had more of a high profile and as you mentioned the book description doesn't really do it justice.

I will be writing a review when I finish.

Andrew

I'm reading (or trying to read) The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt

The dialect (southern, plantation, slave) is killing me.

Lulu wrote: "I'm reading (or trying to read) The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt

The dialect (southern, plantation, slave) is killing me."

I have enjoyed everything by Charles Chesnutt.
And yeah - there were times I just had to read the dialect out loud to understand better so could easily keep reading. :)

Currently reading:



The Legend of Sheba: Rise of a Queen by Tosca Lee
This is for my world book challenge - set in present day Yemen.


Into the Go-Slow by Bridgett M. Davis


Saint Monkey by Jacinda Townsend

Reading The Red Order by Cerece Rennie Murphy

I am reading the "God of Small Things," by Arundhati Roy.

That seems like an interesting read Urenna. Let us know how you like it!

Just started reading The Last Seer by Cerece Rennie Murphy

Lulu wrote: "That seems like an interesting read Urenna. Let us know how you like it!"

I was hooked on this book from page one. Thus far, the author's writing is very lyrical.

Now reading Staying Power: The History of Black People in Britain by Peter Fryer

Started The Course of Blades (third novel in the World Breach Series) by DaVaun Sanders

Mrs. Peregrine's Peculiar Children.

I am re-reading THOSE THE SUN HAS LOVED by Rose Jourdain for the fourth time. This historical novel was published back in 1978 and is a terrific saga about a fantastic family, beginning with a free 18th century pirate. There are copies still available if one is willing to search. Well worth it.

The book covers the Civil War, Reconstruction, and predicts an African American presidential candidate.

I find it very interesting to read about those classic American poets to find that they were ardent anti-slavery spokespersons. Wish I had understood that fact back when we were ordered to read their poetry in English Lit classes!

Highly recommended.

Currently reading:

Night in Shanghai
In this impressively researched novel, Nicole Mones not only tells the forgotten story of black musicians in the Chinese Jazz age, but also weaves in a stunning true tale of Holocaust heroism little-known in the West.

Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage
Traces the history of relations between blacks and American Indians, and the existence of black Indians, from the earliest foreign landings through pioneer days.

Listening to:
Haven Creek

I have to check them out.

Hattie wrote: "I loved Mama Namibia. What the tribe and the young girl go through is amazing. Mama Namibia"

I agree Mama Namibia is an excellent read. I think the book blurb does it an injustice. I learned so much and liked how the how author kept it on an intimate level but also put the storyline and time in a world perspective on how the Germans were using this genocide in Africa as a trial run with what they would do a couple more years in the future.

Hattie wrote: "Beverley, my name is Hattie. I love all three of your books. Rochelle Alers is really good."

Enjoying Night in Shanghai - very good historical fiction. I am finding the book hard to put down.

Black Indians is a good primer to learn about Black Indians. It was written quite a few years ago and was written to aim to educate and to be used in schools. If I read this book before I learned what I currently know about Black Indians it probably would be more informative. But for anyone who wants to know more on this topic it is a good place to start. It is a quick read and under 200 pages.

Yes, I enjoy Rochelle Alers writing and this year I want to capture up on a number of series that I started a while ago. Plus with this series I so love reading anything set in the Low Country.

I finished re-reading THOSE THE SUN HAS LOVED, by Rose Jourdain, the excellent 1970's historical novel, the saga of the Clavier family from Surinam to slavery to the threshold of America's first African American president. Enjoyed it again, and discovered that a good friend also enjoyed it some years ago.

I am reading THE BLACK COUNT, by Tom Reiss, the story of "THE REAL COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO." not a novel, more of a real person's unknown history.

Samuel wrote: "I am reading THE BLACK COUNT, by Tom Reiss, the story of "THE REAL COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO." not a novel, more of a real person's unknown history."

I read this book and definitely enjoyed the history and learning about France, their connections to their colonial holdings, and attitudes and laws towards people of color.

I will admit that I skimmed over the pages with the detailed military history as I am less interested in battle details, but that is just my preference and this is a well-researched well-written book.

The Three Musketeers .... it's taking me a while to get though this book.

Hattie wrote: "I would love to read The Three Musketeers. Hope you're liking it. Hi Lulu."

Hi Hattie! I am enjoying it! I tried to read it and I was like...nope all these French names and terms...I just can't do it. LOL. So I'm listening on Audiobook which is a lot better. The characters are a mess!

Currently reading:

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine
In essay, image, and poetry, Citizen is a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in our contemporary, often named “post-race� society.

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I am about 15%. It seems to be a very quick read. I picked it up because the blurb said "Hitchcockian thriller" So far it is suspenseful in an understated way, and the reader does feel like a voyeur and their is a mood that something bad is going happen but don't know what.

Listening to:
Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
This is the second book of a trilogy

Reading Barracuda: A Peter Surf Novella by Raymond Embrack

Started Everyday Life in an Early West African Empire by Robin Walker

Infinite Jest and The Dragonbone Chair

The casual Vacancy.

Hattie wrote: "A Hundred Pieces of Me by Lucy Dillon. This woman is going through a divorce. Her whole life has changed. I think Buzz, the greyhound, is going to help her make it through the pain and chaos. [book..."

Sounds like that might be a good read Hattie! Let me know how it's going.

Jam on the Vine: A Novel by LaShonda Katrice Barnett - Really enjoying - very good and compelling storytelling - history

Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey by Marie Mutsuki Mockett - This is a lovely written non-fiction and I am enjoying. I had read the author's debut novel and really enjoyed.

Thanks Hattie!

Lady of Ashes. Great period piece about a female undertaker in London just before the turn of the century. Lady of Ashes

Lady of Ashes.

Reading Slayer Of Kamsa by Ashok K. Banker

So far this has been a very good reading month for me and my library just keeps on giving.

Currently reading:

Really enjoying





My current audio read is:

Lady of AshesLady of Ashes. It's a good period piece.

Hattie wrote: "I want to read that one, The Black Count by Tom Reiss. How are you enjoying it?"

Today The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristois $1.99 on Kindle.

Also $1.99 is Sula by Toni Morrison

Hattie wrote: "Is it really? Thanks for telling me, Beverly."

Those sales are usually only for 1 day.

Thanks! I just got Black Count. lol

Reading Origins of An African Elemental: A Soul Eater Boxed Set by Alicia McCalla

I am reading The Inner World of Trauma: Archetypal Defenses of the Personal Spirit by Donald Kalsched because after my sister recommended it I saw in it a doorway into understanding the effects of my childhood experiences had on my sense of place and self.

I am now reading The Meaning(s) of Life: A Human's Guide to the Biology of Souls by M..

I am currently reading Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-perry.

Reading-
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

I am currently reading 'A Military Wife's Story by Lisa C. Jones. And if you are NOT currently reading anything at the moment then I suggest you check 'Cracker Jacked' by Lawrence Sterling. Its a unique perspective of racial profiling and police brutality from a Veteran and Baylor University graduate. Its guaranteed not to disappoint.

I am currently reading Their Eyes were Watching God. First time and it is blowing my mind. I can't believe it took me this long to read this book. Love it!

Their Eyes were Watching God is a great book!

Lulu wrote: "Their Eyes were Watching God is a great book!"

Yes. It is carrying me on a trip. I feel like I will need recovery time after reading this book.

Kathy-Ann wrote: "I am currently reading Their Eyes were Watching God. First time and it is blowing my mind. I can't believe it took me this long to read this book. Love it!"

One of my all-time favorite books, it is definitely a ride!

I remember my mother receiving Zora Neale Hurston books in the mail. That was the only way she was able to read THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD in Florence, Alabama during the 1940's!

Reading Liverpool Capital Of The Slave Trade by Gail Cameron.