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Posted: Saturday December 20th, 2003 00:36 |
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Whoa I get to make the first thread.
Well since the topic is books, I thought I would start a thread where ppl could share views and oppinions about books they have read.
If anyone has read a good book lately then do tell me. Recommendations are always good. Its horrible being faced with shelves and shelves of books and no focus.
So here are 4 questions...............
1. What is your favourite all time book?
Why?
2. Which book have you read recently that you really enjoyed and why? Maybe its stayed with you and lingered on your mind, or taught you someting or was simply just a good book!
3. Who is your favoruite author? and why?
4. And finally what genre do you enjoy the most? why?
If anyone feels there are some important questions I missed out, feel free to add what you feel
I'll start.
1. My favourite all time book has to be the BFG by Roald Dahl. I know its really childish but every time I read it again I still get the same feelings I did when I read it in primary school. At the time it was the longest book I had ever read on my own and the enjoyment has never left me. 
2. I am currently reading Watership Down. Does anyone know this story? Hahaha I do read adult books too! I am just in a mood for easy, relaxing and enjoyable reads. Its quite theraputic I think. Soothing! Tho I have wanted to burst into tears on the tube becuase its really sad at times.  Its not just the story but its the way its written thats so beautiful.
3. Favourite author. I cant choose between 2. The 2 choices are Roald Dahl and Courttia Newland. Complete contrast I knoe but its more fun not being stuck to one thing 
4. Hmmm this is a hard one and i did not know my answer when I asked the question. I still dont! Well I suppose thrillers arewhat getme going. I like page turners and reads that are not to baffling. So a good thriller, not one about how the president of spain is gonna bomb america hollywood rubbish  . Quality enriching thrillers. 
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Posted: Saturday December 20th, 2003 04:52 |
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hey chique,
i like thrillers too . dio u know any black authors writing good thrillers . there seem to be a lot of black authors in certain genres but a the scene is a bit lacking in other areas.
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Posted: Sunday December 21st, 2003 04:18 |
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Chique:
Interesting,
I grew up with courttia
He watches this site too.
(Now Iv'e said that can we forget it quick?)
Moving on!
I read more politics but I do wanna get into your
kind of reading.
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Posted: Sunday December 21st, 2003 11:36 |
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Hmm black fiction aothors. Well Curttia Newland, Donald Garies, Rosa Guy, Iceberg Skin. Now I have not read anything by Donald Garies and Iceberg Skin but they have been highly recommended to me by a frend. I have to say that I define a thriller by a book that is fulfilling, gripping, a page turner, happy, sad, pretty, ugly and very bold with mental images. Does that make sense! Well what Im saying is I dont know how you class thrillers.
But nuvone buy Snakeskin by Coutrttia Newland or The Friends by Rosa Guy and you are unlikley to be dissapointed .
Hesaid
Hmm what do you mean by politics? Tell me morrrrreeeeeeeeeeee.
And yes say no more - we can forget that quick  . Look I got my dark shades on and am just about to disappear into the night. I ate the note so no one will find it.
Is no one gonna tell me what they like and recommend some good storys??
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Posted: Sunday December 21st, 2003 13:35 |
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Chique
What i meant was those heavy ass books like these
MESSAGE TO THE BLACKMAN BY THE HONORABLE Elijah Muhammad
OUR SAVIOR HAS ARRIVED by THE HONORABLE Elijah Muhammad
THE FALL OF AMERICA by THE HONORABLE Elijah Muhammad
HOW TO EAT TO LIVE BOOK 1 & 2 by THE HONORABLE Elijah
Muhammad
WHAT THEY NEVER TOLD YOU IN HISTORY CLASS by Indus Khamit
Kush
MESSAGE TO THE WHITEMAN AND WOMAN IN AMERICA YAKUB AND THE
ORIGINS OF WHITE SUPREMACY by Dorothy Blake Fardan PH.D
BEHOLD A PALE HORSE by William Cooper
THE ISIS PAPERS by Dr.Francis Cress Welsing
BLACK NATIONLISM by Eric C. Lincoln
BLACK SKIN WHITE MASK by Dr. Franz Fanon
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM by Alex Haley
VITAMIN BIBLE by Earl Mindells
HERBALLY YOURS by Penny C.Royal
THE HERB TEA BOOK by Dorothy Hall
SEX AND RACE VOL.1,2,3 by J.A. Rogers
BLACKMAN OF THE NILE by Professor YoSef Ben Jochannan
WORLDS GREAT MEN OF COLOR VOL.1,2 by J.A. Rogers
THE SECRET RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLACKS AND JEWS VOL.1 by
The Nation of Islam
THE ICEMAN INHERITANCE by John Henry Clark
SOMEBODY TRYING TO KILL YOU by Harry X Davidson PH.D
ABOVE TOP SECRET THE WORLDWIDE U.F.O. COVER-UP by
THE NEW WORLD ORDER by A.Ralph Epperson
MALCOLM X: THE F.B.I. FILES by Clayborne Carson
THE MISEDUCATION OF THE NEGRO by Dr.Carter G.Woodson
THE DESTRUCTION OF BLACK CIVILIZATION by Dr.Chancellor
Williams
THEY CAME BEFORE COLUMBUS
CIVILIATION OR BARBARISM by Cheikh Anta Diop
FROM SUPERMAN TO MAN by J.A.Rogers
100 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE NEGRO by J.A.Rogers
NATURE KNOWS NO COLOR-LINE by J.A.Rogers
AFRICA'S GIFT TO AMERICA by J.A.Rogers
FIVE NEGRO PRESIDENTS by J.A.Rogers
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Posted: Monday December 22nd, 2003 05:18 |
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 Hesaid, read most of them, not the AIDS book,but the classics.What can you say, proper heavyweight classic educational material. Over to you now Chique....
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Posted: Monday December 22nd, 2003 11:22 |
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Hesaid
Puffy said: Slow down son ya killin 'em!!
You must have eyes like Moon Mullet to take in all that.
But that "SEX AND RACE VOL.1,2,3 by J.A. Rogers" is a powerful set.
That was the first set of books to wake me up to the reality of our history. What really shocked me was how long ago it was written.
Chique:
A few days ago I bought this....
We Real Cool:
Black Men and Masculinity
By Bell Hooks
This is a very realistic and informative as well as historical look at the changing roles of black masuclinity throughout American history.
It's rare that I find an author who can speak on black manhood so plainly and bluntly yet so eloquently like she has in this book.
It took me a whole day to get through but it was well worth it.  
I don't always agree with her feminist-lesbian tinted agenda but the sista comes so real and grass-roots with her work that I gotta give her her propers.
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Posted: Monday December 22nd, 2003 19:02 |
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Kareem:
I aint read all of these books (a good amount though)I
was giving an example of my type of reading,J.A. Rogers
is the man. I been reading his books from
way back when I was a child because most are written in a
user friendly manner (large print, pictures)
also Cheikh Anta Diop.
Fredblack: You the man.If you read the way you write
Watchoutnow!
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Posted: Tuesday December 23rd, 2003 00:06 |
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lol, I used to read Judy Blume and Virginia Andrews when I was younger!!! I bet no one knows what the hell I'm talking about!
A few books that have stayed in my mind were Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry - Milred Taylor (I think! Was ages ago), How Stella Got Her Groove Back -Terri McMillan, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou (oh, and I love her poetry, especially Phenomenal Woman!), Erm, I guess that's all that comes to my mind at the moment!! I enjoyed them!! You could say I like to read general fiction...if that's what it's called!
I haven't been reading any fiction recently, just inspirational text...like TD Jakes, Joshua Harris...that's just where I'm at in my life at the mo! Some good spiritual growth...along with the Bible that is! Hope I haven't gone  .
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Posted: Tuesday December 23rd, 2003 06:43 |
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Sassy Lady - I know exactly what you are talking about. Loved 'Are you there God it's me Margaret' by Judy Blume and also 'Secrets in the Atttic?' by V. Andrews.
I reread Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry this summer and the sequels May the Circle be unbroken and Road to Menphis.
I'm currently reading 'Bit*h in the House' which talks about women's experiences juggling work, home, children and relationships.
Moving onto the Women of Brewster Place soon.
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Posted: Tuesday December 23rd, 2003 07:12 |
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Kareem got to agree with you again on this one:
"I don't always agree with her feminist-lesbian tinted agenda but the sista comes so real and grass-roots with her work that I gotta give her her propers.
Read all her god knows how many books, because she churns them out. Use to criticise the arse out of her, but last couple of years realise she is a very genuine sister. Like you obvioulsy not going to agree with her feminist excesses when they manifest, but I feel she has a genuine commmitment to black men and women, and given her relationship with her brothers and other black men, writes from a different place compared to many other black women writers.
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Posted: Wednesday February 18th, 2004 23:11 |
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I like Courttia Newland, I've only read 'The Scholar' but iz a good book! How Stella Got Her Groove Back was poorly written as far as I'm concerned...but Patric Augustus is ight too.
 
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Posted: Thursday February 19th, 2004 08:30 |
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Snakeskin is a very good book by Courttia Newland. I have lent it to a whole heap of ppl becuase they saw how addicted to it i was and they liked it too. So read it. I dont think u will be disappointed. Funnily enought Tha scholar is the one of his that I havent read.
Rosa Parks is good. I read one of her books called The Friends. It was beautiful. For some reason I think MrBanks would enjoy that one. Dont know why. So MrBanks, The friends by Rosa Parks.
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Posted: Thursday February 19th, 2004 09:41 |
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| @Sweet Sista, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, poorly written in what terms?? Like, the narrative, the style, what exactly? Did you know she wrote it in the space of two weeks?
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Posted: Tuesday February 24th, 2004 17:47 |
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At the present moment I'm reading
East of Acre Lane
by Alex Wheatle.
For those who dont know Acre Lane is a road that leads down into Brixton in south London.
I recommend this book. I havent finshed it yet but so far I have enjoyed it. It got me through a hard day. Its about a young guy who is living in brixton. Those who are farmiliar with the area will smile when they know exaclty where the character is standing. For example he got off the 109 bus on brixton hill in front of the little road that leads down to brixton prison on one side and the church on the other. Its about his sturggle to survive on the streets of an unforiving world and the conflicts he faces. He hussles at the moment and supports his mother/family and desperatly wants to change his lifestyle but has no oppourtunities or hope. I wonder whats gonna happen to him.
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Posted: Thursday February 26th, 2004 15:24 |
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Good topic. Incidentally have you guys checked out Fernando's topic re: Eric Jerome Dickey's book signing in Oxford Street on March 04th? Visit http://www.borders.co.uk for more info (I'm sure Fernando won't mind me spreading the word).
You know whats strange? I have no body around me who likes to read, and when I say 'oh i bought a book, or 'im at the library etc.... people always look at me in shock, they assume I'm this typical glamour girl, cos the nails, hair and clothes are always tended to and immaculate (so to speak). I guess that's stereotypes for ya.LOL
1. Anyway I don't know if I can choose just ONE all time favourite book but one of my favourites is 'I know why the caged bird sings' by MAYA ANGELOU. I know it's an autobiography and not a novel but its so real (obviously) and teaches me another snippet of my history as well as revealing what a truly inspiring, brave and role model material type of person Ms Angelou is.
2. The book I just finished reading is a really really good novel by OMAR TYREE (another black author) entitled 'Just say no'. People believe me, the book is sooooooooooo good, u have to get into it but the ending is so moving, when I finished I actually had tears in my eyes!
I'm not sure who my favourite author is but I am an eclectic reader, I read any and everything, I especially enjoy the work of the X-Press team, such as PATRICK AUGUSTUS, NAOMI KING etc, VANESSA WALTERS, JACKIE COLLINS, CATHERINE COOKSON and JOSEPHINE COX, LESLEY PEARCE just to name a few.
I enjoy many genres, ROMANCE (not too lovey dovey and unrealistic though), EROTICA, AUTOBIOGRAPHIES, CRIME, THRILLER, GANGSTER, DRAMA....... Basically I am extremely open minded when it comes to books so anything goes.
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Posted: Thursday February 26th, 2004 23:50 |
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Cutie
Thankyou for answering those questions. U are the first person.
All:
I have finished the book i was talking about b4 called east of Acre Lane. Whoa a beautiful story. I had tears in my eyes and was really touched. After I finished i walked around in a dream for a while. When i sleept i dreamt about biscuit (a character) and a few others too. The dream was not as good as the book tho, it was scary!
I wish there was part 2 becuase i really would like to know what happens to them all. If they do do all they wanted and planned and dreamed of.
Hmm well I highly recommend the book. It made me feel a part of the times of the brixon riots. I was too young at the time! It highlights all we have to be gratefull for to those that went through brutalisation by the police. The pain they felt was not just a simple walk in the park and what they went through has allowed me to know that any sons i have will not have to worry (as much) about going though the same. The most alarming thing is how recent it all happened. People like biscuit made the first steps that allow ppl like us to feel quite certain that were not gonna get mash up inna a police cell for doing nothing. And that if we do we do have some sort of voice/hope to appeal and get the involved officers charged.
 Alex Wheatle. Beautifully written. It reads like lyrics to a song.
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Posted: Tuesday March 9th, 2004 11:39 |
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Nice to read your comments about East of Acre Lane - you're right! Courttia and myself do read this kinda thing. We're human and like to read what the public make of our writing efforts.
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Posted: Thursday March 11th, 2004 18:13 |
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Favourite book of all time would have to be 'Tryin to sleep in the bed u made' by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant. I was hooked from page 2 I think!
I recently re read 'The lonely Londeners' by Samuel Sevlon. I first read it about 10 years ago. It was just a very good book which gave me an insight into how things would have been for my parents when they moved to England from Jamaica. There is a part in the book that talks about how a man that had come over from Jamaica would wear a short sleeved shirt in the cold as this was his mind set thinking that he was still in the west indies! It made me both laugh and cry.
Favourite author would have to be J California Cooper/Sister Souljah. Both authors tell it how it is!
As for what genre I prefer, I think it would have to be the Eric Jerome Dickey/Connie Briscoe/Sheneska Jackson/Omar Tyree/Franklin White and so on kind of book because as much as some of them write the same kind of thing about relationships with their little twist it's just a made up story at the end of the day to take you away from the reality of REAL life!
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| Is there anyway I can get the name of one of those books? The Jinn in the Qu'ran and the ????, and by whom it is written. It would be appreciated. Thanks. Last edited on Monday May 24th, 2004 11:35 by nefertit
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Posted: Monday May 24th, 2004 16:17 |
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| donald goines if your looking for thriller,an a captivating read!!!
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Posted: Monday May 24th, 2004 16:20 |
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| you might wanna check out wembley market on sundays books4us, wicked selection trust me!!!!
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Posted: Monday May 24th, 2004 19:29 |
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1 Animal farm (George Orwell) I liked the use of the farm as a metaphor to criticise the red menace of communism. Even though I secretly agree with the ideals of communism, when I read this book I could see that the system is open to abuse
2 Checkers (Alex Wheatle & Mark Parham) I like crime books especially ones set in London and this one brought back good memories of reading the Yardie trilogy (Victor Headley). Blacks & whites, East v South, Firms, crews etc a really good read.
3 Can't decide between Issac Asimov & Arthur C Clarke. Both of their work has been so prophetic and even though the stories are fanciful I like the way the human characters deal with the fanciful settings. Also I loved the way Asimov wrapped all his sci fi stories up togetherand at the end of the fondation series we get to see that it was all ONE story. That astonished me when I was younger.
4 SciFi/Fantasy is my favourite genre and especially the wheel of time series or sword of truth.
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Posted: Wednesday May 26th, 2004 14:05 |
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I like this thread.
Some good books i have to check out.
It is just to hard for me to think about my favourite book of all time - But i have to say I loved Roots that is a book that really stands out for me, I think Alex Haley is one of those writers who just doesn't allow you to put down a book. I remember i read The Autobiography of Malcolm X when i was 14, it was so well written, and very accesible for someone of my age at that time.
Anyway I am reading the 2nd book out of a triology called His Dark Materials at the Mo. its written by Phil Pullman, and it is WICKED. It is kind of a fantasy thriller type of book. It is just great. A bit Harry Potterish but deeper and more interesting.
I enjoyed how stella got her groove back. but that wasn't Macmillian's best work to say the least. For me it has to be Dissapearing Acts, then Waiting to Exhale then Mama. Her last book i really didn't enjoy at all!
I've read Snakeskin by Courtia Newland, thats quite a good book as well.
My favourite fiction authors at the mo are.
J California Cooper - In Search of Satisfaction and Your Blues Aren't Like Mine - (ARE BOTH EXCELLENT)
Bebe Moore Campbell
I still haven't read Maya Angelou's autobiography, i need to really fix up and read it.
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nefertit wrote: Is there anyway I can get the name of one of those books? The Jinn in the Qu'ran and the ????, and by whom it is written. It would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Posted: Friday June 4th, 2004 18:21 |
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Hello my people..I am new in this and I hope we gonna have some contructive conversations......
Has anyone gotten a chance to read Naughty or Nice by EJD? Im dont kno where he got the womens sexual point of view but im tellin you this book had somethings...
Right now, I'm reading Toni Morrison's Paradise. I still haven't decided if I like it as much as her other masterworks but I'll be sure to let you all know what I think as soon as I am done reading it the same applies to Noam Chomskys new book:Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (The American Empire Project)
will keep you posted...
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Posted: Saturday June 19th, 2004 18:38 |
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Paradise by Toni Morison wasnt all that I expected as usual, she was was very dry to penetrate I just cannot get with her writing and the fanfare around it she deliberately writes in a way to confuse the reader. I wonder why she does this Toni's books are hard to understand; especailly for those who have not studied traditional literature ugggh I didnt finish it maybe next time.
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance by Noam Chomsky is by far the best book I've read this year I just finished reading it, couldn't stop once I picked it up. I must admit Mr. Chomsky's political views are similar to my own so you may say this was a case of preaching to the choir. However, just because Chomsky has become so closely attributed to the political left doesn't mean that he's just another mere political pundit like Al Franken or Bill O'Reily - the man is a world renowned intellectual for godsakes!
It also mentions the possibility that due to it's heavy-handed foreign policy driven by self interest and imperial ambitions, America may never get a chance to achieve hegemony. Resentment towards the U.S. has never seemed higher and as even the Bush Administration now admits, reistance is growing and Islamic terrorist networks are expanding in numbers due largely to the Iraq War and the continuing heavy-handed Isreali treatment of Palestinans. In addition the aggressive actions of the U.S. will likely trigger a new arms build up amongst rival states that may once again plunge the world into a nuclear standoff - I strongly recomend this book.
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Posted: Tuesday October 26th, 2004 11:26 |
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Favourite book of all time: Through the Ivory Gate- Rita Dove - Just read it for yourself or if anyone has read it let me know what you think and any comments you may have.
Othe good authors for good black read inclues:- Updike: Couples and Brazil.
Margaret walker
Kwame Dawes
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Henery Miller
Carpentier a Cuban writer he is ocnsidered the father of magic realism he wrote "Explosion in a Cathedral" and "The Kingdom of thei World".
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Posted: Tuesday October 26th, 2004 18:05 |
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what a good thread!!
1. What is your favourite all time book?
Why? an impossible question to answer.....
I know why the caged bird sings, Maya Angelou.
Sophies World by Jostein Gaarder.
Falling Leaves by Adelaine Yen Mah.
1984 George Orwell
Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe
2. Which book have you read recently that you really enjoyed and why? Maybe its stayed with you and lingered on your mind, or taught you someting or was simply just a good book!
Love by Toni Morrison. Infact im going to read it again.
3. Who is your favoruite author? and why?
That is undoubtedly the illustrious ms Toni Morrison. Blessed with words, wisdom and the story telling skills of the ancients, she can weave a tale of wonder with threads borrowed from old folklore, historical fact, and the many colours of human emotions. At times disturbing and at times utterly confusing yet intimate and personal her compositions are raw and as real as a slap in the face.........wow!
4. And finally what genre do you enjoy the most? why?
Biography, anything i can draw lifes lessons from
my recommendation?
WHEN CHICKEN HEADS COME HOME TO ROOST! by Joan Morgan
"In the interest of emotional health and overall sanity, black women have got to learn to love brothers realistically, and that means differentiating between who they are who we'd like them to be. Black men are engaged in a war where the real enemies - racism and the white power structure - are masters of camouflage. They've conditioned our men to believe that the enemy is brown...Being in battle with a enemy that looks just like you makes it hard to believe in the basics every human being need. For too many black men there is no trust, no community, no family. Just self." (Morgan, 75)
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