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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 -
African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otélé
“The history of African Europeans is vibrant and complex, just as it is brutal.” Olivette Otélé, who happens to be a professor at my university, is the first black woman in the UK to be appointed to a professorial chair in history. African Europeans is her meticulously researched and illuminating examination of the relationship, past…
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Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
‘You’re gambling. Hell, you’re gambling against history.’ Kindred is a riveting story. Octavia Butler has created a tale in which a young woman is thrust into a violent past that forces her to into a relentlessly dangerous position.Kindred is an incredibly gripping read. From its prologue to its epilogue, the story demands attention. Butler convincingly…
1980s, 19TH CENTURY, 1st pov, 20th century, 5 STARS, Adult, afrofuturism, America, American, AMERICAN AUTHOR, Black & Black heritage authors, colonialism, female authors, HISTORICAL FICTION, KINDRED, modern classics, OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, RACE, read in 2017, SCI-FI, slavery, social issues, SPECULATIVE FICTION, survival, time travel
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