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Emanuel
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Emanuel
Post Number: 193
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 06:48 pm: | 
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What's everybody reading these days? What's on your list for the summer?
Through the suggestion of a friend who told me my novel "Where is the Love?" is very similiar to it, I'm currently "Portnoy's Complaint" by Philip Roth. (BTW, she was right.)
I am also reading for review "Making Him Want It" by Renee Luke. It will be my first erotica review. |
Shevi
Newbie Poster
Username: Shevi
Post Number: 23
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 - 09:32 pm: |
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I recently finished The Sisterhood of Blackberry Corner by Andrea Smith. It's a story about a group of women that started an illegal adoption agency for unwanted babies. Very good story. Next up is The View from Here by Brian Keith Jackson and Walk Through Darkness by David Anthony Durham.
Shevi |
Born_critic
First Time Poster
Username: Born_critic
Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 06, 2006 - 10:33 pm: |
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Just finished Babylon Sisters by Pearl Cleage and Fortunate Son by Walter Mosley. I enjoyed Babylon Sisters, but I didn't care for Fortunate Son. Even though I think the events could have happened in real life, for some reason the characters and the plot felt contrived and fake. For me, sometimes Walter Mosley hits and sometimes he misses. Fortunate Son is a miss.
10 of the Best Book I've Ever Read
Exodus by Leon Uris
The Stand by Stephen King
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Standing at the Scratch Line by Guy Johnson
A Long Way from Home by Connie Briscoe
The Hand I Fan With by Tina McElroy Ansa
Disappearing Acts by Terri McMillan
My Soul To Keep by Tananarive Due
The Memoirs of Sara Harvey by Shauna Austin Grice
? (Hope to fill this spot this summer. Any suggestions?) |
Crystal
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Crystal
Post Number: 272
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 07, 2006 - 11:57 am: |
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Hello Born Critic, welcome to the board. I just finished Fortunate Son too and feel somewhat as you do about it. I found it a bit soft and got the feeling that it was written for youngsters. But I like how Mosley keeps doing different things.
I like your list! The Stand, The Good Earth and definitely Standing at the Scratch Line are way up there for me too. I suggest you give After by Marita Golden a shot. I’m almost finished with it and it’s my “best of the year” so far.
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Born_critic
Newbie Poster
Username: Born_critic
Post Number: 4
Registered: 06-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 02:22 pm: |
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Crystal, You know it just occurred to me that Walter Mosley probably reaches a diverse audience because of the different genres, subjects, and styles that he tackles.
Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely read After by Marita Golden. Any other suggestions, anyone? |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 4541
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 12:26 pm: |
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Sorry to admit that I am currently reading and enjoying "Beach Road" a best-selling collaboration between James Patterson and Peter De Jonge who are both white. Like Patterson's Alex Cross series which revolve around a black forensic psychiatrist, the plot of this thriller is very invested in a black protagonist and the subject matter is as current as today's headlines. And talk about an unorthodox approach. The story is told in multiple voices, and to their credit, the authors do not patronize the black vernacular. I might add that I didn't spend money on buying this book because I have no intention of making author James Patterson any richer. I checked it out of the library. My next book of the month will undoubtedly be by Walter Moseley. |
Emanuel
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Emanuel
Post Number: 198
Registered: 03-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 04:06 pm: |
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Cynique,
I don't think you have to be sorry to admit you're reading a white author. Good writing is good writing. I support my brothers and sisters and still read non-black authors too.
BTW, even when you borrow a book from the library it helps authors by increasing the library's demand. Libraries buy books just like bookstores. They buy in bulk and never return them, which is why I love them. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 4549
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 12:23 pm: |
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Thanks, I needed that, Emanuel. LOL. Your opinion is important to me. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 4553
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 01:29 pm: |
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BTW, Emanuel, I wasn't being flippant. I do value your opinion. You seem to be a very together dude. Remind me again to get your book. |
Dwoodru11
Newbie Poster
Username: Dwoodru11
Post Number: 3
Registered: 06-2006
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 09:30 am: |
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Here's a great book. "Giving up on Love" by Lasonya Slade
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH=lasonya+slade&z=y |
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