carrienation76's reviews
419 reviews

Content Warning: Everything by Akwaeke Emezi

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry by Cynthia Manick, Gary Jackson, Len Lawson

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

 I'm not well-versed enough to get every reference, so thank goodness for Google. Rich poetry collection, brilliantly complied. An emotional read, for sure. 

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.0

Here are a couple quotes that paint a picture of this author's writing style:

• "It's an alarm. It's my alarm. My alarm is going off."
• "I'm hoping to pursue my PhD here next fall - then, eventually, my master's."

The whole thing is fairly predictable, which is such a shame because the premise had promise. But eeks --- I suppose its one redeeming factor is that it's a quick read.

The Elementary Forms of Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

3.0

Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk about Their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation by

5.0

White Oleander by Janet Fitch

4.0

Kill Them Before They Grow: Misdiagnosis of African American Boys in American Classrooms by Michael Porter

3.0

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany

4.0

The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat

5.0

Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and the Roots of Black Power by Timothy B. Tyson

3.0