Comments | 50bookchallenge: Books 1-6/75

slickmc in 50bookchallenge

Books 1-6/75

Feb 01, 2012 11:50

2011 was a tough year for me, and it wasn't until I tallied up my book total in December (and compared it to what I read in 2010) that I realized how abysmally I'd done on my reading. Not only didn't I make my 75-book goal, but I also read a lot of crap. Too much young-adult fiction. Not to dump on young-adult books, but it isn't really though- ( Read more... )

african-american lit, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, classic

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sarahmichigan February 1 2012, 19:27:13 UTC

Carson McCullers books always seem like there's not much going on on the surface, but there's a ton of subtext and stuff going on in characters' hearts.

Thanks for the review of the Danticat memoir- I like her fiction, so I'll check the nemoir out, too.

slickmc February 3 2012, 04:01:08 UTC

Yes, I had that feeling that I was swimming in deep waters without any scuba gear: There was a lot of stuff going on there that I couldn't parse. I did enjoy it though.

This memoir was the first book of Ms. Danticat's that I've read, and I'll definitely read more; do you have any recommendations?

sarahmichigan February 3 2012, 13:01:15 UTC

I read "Breath, Eyes, Memory" and liked it a lot. I haven't read but have heard good things about her short story collection "Krik? Krak!"

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slickmc February 3 2012, 04:07:50 UTC

I really recommend her for anyone who's interested in the bible and history. She's incredibly intelligent and a force in her field, but she writes clearly and concisely, so those outside the field can understand. She writes secularly, so her books are of interest to those who aren't religious, although she is (I've just learned, through an interview) personally religious.

I enjoyed her book Adam and Eve and the Serpent, which I read in high school, and am really looking forward to her new book about the book of Revelation. She's always got something fascinating to say.