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Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge
“I saw my mother raise a man from the dead. It still didn’t help him much, my love, she told me. But I saw her do it all the same. That’s how I knew she was magic.” I was hooked by Libertie’s opening paragraph. Set during and after the American Civil War Kaitlyn…
1860s, 1870s, 19TH CENTURY, 1st pov, Adult, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, CHILDHOOD, colonialism, colorism, coming of age, cultural dissonance, doctors, drama, f/f side, female authors, feminism, friendships, GRIEF, growing up, HAITI, HISTORICAL FICTION, identity, illness, Kaitlyn Greenidge, lgbtq+ side, Libertie, LITERARY FICTION, loneliness, Longing, MARRIAGE, mothers & daughters, music, published in 2021, queer side characters, RACE, read in 2021, slavery, social issues, UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE -
Everything Inside: Stories by Edwidge Danticat
“The difference between her and them was as stark as the gulf between those who’d escaped a catastrophe unscathed and others who’d been forever mutilated by it.” This was such a wonderful and poignant collection of short stories.In a interview on LitHub Edwige Danticat said that one of the reasons why she loves the short…
4.5 STARS, affairs, ALIENATION, America, Black & Black heritage authors, Caribbean, caribbean author, CHILDHOOD, class, collection of short stories, Contemporary, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), Edwidge Danticat, Everything Inside: Stories, family, female authors, FLORIDA, friendships, GENDER, GRIEF, HAITI, haitian author, identity, illness, ISLAND, LITERARY FICTION, loneliness, mental health, migration/immigration, motherhood, mothers & daughters, published in 2019, RACE, re-reads, READ IN 2019, read in 2020, short stories, unnamed country -
Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane – book review
Dennis Lehane has written many superb novels, and while Since We Fell demonstrates many of his strengths, the story seems a lot less focused than his usual ones. The intriguing prologue leads into a story which follows Rachel Childs. In the first 1/4 of the novel we follow her quest for her father. I found…
1st pov, 3.25 stars, action, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, anxiety, bad love, DEATH, DENNIS LEHANE, divorce/separations, drama, GRIEF, HAITI, journalism, male authors, MARRIAGE, mental health, MYSTERY, psychological, Psychological thriller, PUBLISHED IN 2017, READ IN 2019, since we fell, SUSPENSE, THRILLER
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