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31 reviews
Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman by Balogun Ojetade
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
5 effing stars. I was in love from page one. I don't give two flying hoots about what others think about this book. It's a masterpiece of imagination pulling directly from history. What people don't seem to understand is this a love letter and veneration of one of the world's greatest heroes. While it did take me a while to get through I couldn't help but think about it in my spare hours whilst needing great time to process and digest it. I strongly believe in the powers of worldbuilding, how our minds can create entire universe' from scratch. This alternative timeline exists somewhere, I just know it. I cried many times; I was on the edge of my seat. This book was like watching a film to me, that's how well written it was. To the author, I applaud thee. May the heavens forever bless and shower you and everyone you love, thank you for accentuating the wonder and heroism of one of the greatest women and people to ever walk the earth.
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.
Really didn't like Rosenberg's personal past example of nonviolent communication by placing the entirety of his discomfort on an inner city children's classroom and how they didn't make him feel initially welcome until they acknowledged his feelings for him. It really makes me question the validity of his research because if he's actually ignoring the most base reasons why children from a rough downtown city school don't trust him right off the bat he's got serious subconscious if not conscious issues that he needs to solve. I can't possibly be the only person who picked up on it. Hope he heals from whatever ails him.
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 29%.
Very informative, but I feel like I've read other books that trigger my own trauma around these subjects less vehemently. Not what I'd call cathartic. Very activating. If that's what one is looking for then it is perfect. Nothing against this book at all.
The Red Record: By Ida B. Wells-Barnett by Ida B. Wells-Barnett
5.0
An amazing, thorough, and heavy outline on how this country began, and seethes with the hatred it was built upon. In raw, sparsely elegant in fashion the history in these accounts were conveyed.
365 Days of Hoodoo: Daily Rootwork, Mojo & Conjuration by Stephanie Rose Bird
4.5
A hugely informative text packed full of information on how our ancestors' traditions survived the horrors of slavery. My only criticism is that there could have been a little more background information given to the actual connection between the African practices behind our ancestral rituals and secrecies that made them and by proxy us so resilient in the face of such resounding societal brutality.