Even though I love Toni Morrison for her brilliance, poetic lines, and spectacular word choices – I was not fond of Song of Solomon.In this novel, Morrison fleshes out black men while focusing on self-image and self-discovery. Although I was not keen on this book and would not recommend it, chapter 6 left me in…
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Langston Hughes is merry glory.Is saltatory.Yet grips his right of twisting free. Has a long reach,Strong speech,Remedial fears.Muscular tears. Holds horticultureIn the eye of the vultureInfirm profession.In the Compression-In mud and blood and sudden death-In the breathOf the holocaust heIs helmsman, hatchet, headlight.SeeOne restless in the exotic time! and ever,Til the air is cured of…
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Freshwater was the first book I read by Akwaeke Emezi, and I thought it was masterfully crafted and haunting. It demonstrates the struggles of mental health, sexuality, and spirituality. The story was original, creative, and challenged me because of its complexity. Since I tend to gravitate to deep and intense reads, I felt future books by…
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March 💦Mist in the air. Marvelous new intentions. Magical new books to read 📖 This is my book stack 📚 for this month. ✨Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks ✨Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison ✨His only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie Happy Saturday 😍
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Before the year ends,teach yourself five thingsyour mother never taught youthen, teach yourself five thingsyou want to teach your daughter.– Glory, Ijeoma Umebinyuo –
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Anyone who has ever scanned the bookshelves of a new girlfriend or boyfriend- or peeked inside his or her medicine cabinet- understands this implicitly; you can learn as much – or more – from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face. – Malcolm Gladwell –
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