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Toni Morrison
Bell Hooks
James Baldwin
Toni Morrison
An American novelist and editor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993
Nobel Prize winning novelist Toni Morrison’s Beloved, memories can often be very painful to revisit and can still haunt and harm in the present and future. Such are the horrors of slavery and Beloved addresses the collective memory of violence that a...
Beloved
Toni Morrison has an amazing way of painting character personality, including their vulnerabilities and insecurities. The book covers preferential treatment, socioeconomic status, and skin color that do not escape these girls’ eyes.
The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison articulates the Black human experience more vividly, honestly, honorably and authentically than any other author I have read or listened to.
Sula
Another extraordinary story written with precision and eloquence that is unequaled. The cadence and beauty can be so compelling that even horrific and tragic events can be overlooked, so attention is imperative. Gorgeous work.
A Mercy
Paradise is one of the most complex books Morrison has written, and possibly the one I've had the most trouble reading. I’m happy with what I gleaned from it this time around, but to put it all down in words is still difficult.
Paradise
I got lost in all the lovely words. minor note but major emotions.
Jazz (Abridged)
My goodness, the story was wonderful. Jadine and Son: **insert never ending paragraph on how much I loved them and how drop-dead gorgeous they both are and how my heart bled at the end and oh my god that chapter when they were in New York and Dear Go...
Tar Baby
Bell Hooks
An American author, theorist, educator
It was written for a different generation but her conclusions are still pretty accurate for today
All About Love
An incredible read and I would recommend it to everyone, both men and women. For me, it felt like a happy way to understand that I am not weird, but women are evolving and developing in different ways than many years ago. That through self developmen...
Communion
The most insightful book I've read about where and how love is nurtured, cultivated, and obscured in Black life. Bell Hooks as a cultural/social critic and intellectual, is a a gift to the African American community, as well to all those who wish to ...
Salvation
James Baldwin
At 106 pages, The Fire Next Time is a brief snapshot of the U.S. race relations in 1963. Like a balance sheet, it concisely details the nation's racial strengths and (considerable) shortcomings.
The Fire Next Time