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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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About slisenbe

CBR13 participant

I love to read - why not do it for a cause!

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Slay: Why Virtual Safe Spaces Are Needed

Slay by Brittney M Morris

March 4, 2021 by slisenbe Leave a Comment

Slay by @BrittneyMMorris is a YA about virtual spaces and black identity and exceptionalism. It follows a teenage game developer who creates a game that can be a safe place for black gamers. Excellent conversations on safe spaces and why they’re needed. Can’t recommend it enough.

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Brittney M Morris

slisenbe's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Brittney M Morris ·
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Ring Shout: Monster Slaying KKK Fighting Awesomeness

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

March 4, 2021 by slisenbe Leave a Comment

Ring Shout by @pdjeliclark– short, fast-paced historical fantasy w/ a little southern gothic thrown in. It’s an exploration of hate, how it builds, consumes, and makes blind, & its destructive power in the US, especially the South. Awesome monster fighting! Highly recommend

Filed Under: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: P. Djèlí Clark

slisenbe's CBR13 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction · Tags: P. Djèlí Clark ·
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Parable of the Talents: Earthseed #2

Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler

March 4, 2021 by slisenbe Leave a Comment

Parable of the Talents is a dark/hopeful/painful/victorious dystopian novel. The 2nd in Octavia Butler’s Earthseed series, it follows Lauren as she fulfills her mission to introduce a faith based on truth and humanity’s future. Read it!

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: octavia butler

slisenbe's CBR13 Review No:6 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: octavia butler ·
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (audiobook)

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

March 4, 2021 by slisenbe Leave a Comment

The New Jim Crow @thenewjimcrow – There were a lot of things I wanted to highlight and take notes on. The hypothesis on mass incarceration being the new form of racial control in the US was incredibly compelling and well laid out. Highly recommend

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Michelle Alexander

slisenbe's CBR13 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Michelle Alexander ·
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (audiobook)

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

March 4, 2021 by slisenbe Leave a Comment

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by @Isabelwilkerson dives into its case that the US has a racial caste system with compelling empirical and anecdotal evidence. I audio-booked this and found it to be a good delivery for this book. Recommend.

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: isabel wilkerson

slisenbe's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: isabel wilkerson ·
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