Comments on: December 2008 Reading List

By: MYDASH

MYDASH — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:40:56 +0000

I caught on to the sherry argov books a while back and they will change the course of you life. gotta love the female empowerment books.

By: D-Ski

D-Ski — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:31:22 +0000

I had the pleasure of reading Harlem Renasaince writer Nella Larsen’s “Passing” and it was haunting, entertainging and an all around well crafted book. I did attempt to read Push by diva griot Sapphire and had no idea what the heck I was in for and I just had to put it down because it was too too raw and damn near scared me to death…..however, I will pick it up again and soldier my way through because as grimy and gripping as it is, I could tell that this was a story about redemption and I so pro redemption. As a Latina that speak a speck of spanish, I will pick up Mama’s Girl by Veronica Chambers who is one of literatures most prolific and gifted writers. Clutch I so love y’all!!!

By: tremaine

tremaine — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:25:26 +0000

Okay, I am thankful for this list because I knew nothing of “A Mercy” by Toni Morrison and I see I am going to have to get up on Sherry Argov. Thanks you guys!

By: Tyra D.

Tyra D. — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:25:45 +0000

I haven’t read it in a while either, but The Bluest Eye made me cry. I need to pick up PUSH once and for all. Oh, and if you liked Quicksand, I recommend Gayl Jones’s Corregidora (it may be out of print). And this may not need mentioning, but what about Their Eyes Were Watching God?

By: Arlice Nichole

Arlice Nichole — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:51:04 +0000

I’m going to have to check out “10 Bad Choices” and “Make it Happen” Quicksand was a great read!

By: asha

asha — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:00:12 +0000

i haven’t read white oleandar but i saw the movie. it’s worth a read. i just finished reading the brief wondrous life of oscar wao and it was amazing. definitely worthy of the pulitzer. push has been on my fav list for a long time and i can’t wait to see it on film. mama’s girl by veronica chambers paralleled some of my own experiences as a first generation american of panamanian descent living in new york and not speaking spanish (to the dismay of my older relatives). i haven’t read the bluest eye in years but i still remember how it touched me.

By: Tyra D.

Tyra D. — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:24:35 +0000

It is good to see the novels Quicksand and Passing by Nella Larsen on this list. I don’t know if I ever would have picked either of these books up outside of college, but Quicksand is one of my favorite books.