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When Langston Found Langston

Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

March 30, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome is an interesting look at the late 1940s, Chicago, growing up and literature that was way too short. I would have enjoyed more of the history of the time and seen a bigger connection to the two people called Langston. Still, I enjoyed what I read but, like I said, there needed to be more: more of the history of the times (Why were the black families moving north? Why were the soldiers were coming back? Even the fact that […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult Tagged With: African-American, Alabama, bullies, Chicago, Death, family, father and son, friends, grief, Langston Hughes, Lesa Cline-Ransome, loss

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:125 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction, History, Poetry, Religion, Young Adult · Tags: African-American, Alabama, bullies, Chicago, Death, family, father and son, friends, grief, Langston Hughes, Lesa Cline-Ransome, loss ·
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cbr12bingo – Debut

Boys of Alabama by Genevieve Hudson

July 26, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Oh dear. Boys of Alabama is a lot. In Genevieve Hudson’s debut novel we are introduced to small-town Delilah, Alabama through the eyes of Max- the new kid in town. Max and his family just moved to rural America from urban Germany, and we leap into the culture shock with them. Delilah has two religions: Christianity and football- and the two form a dangerous communion. Max is sensitive, quiet, and gay. He can also bring dead things back to life; one touch and wilted flowers bloom. […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Religion Tagged With: Alabama, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, debut, evangelical christianity, faith, fish out of water, football, Genevieve Hudson, LGTBQI, magic, magical realism, Power, queer, Religion, sex, Southern Gothic

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:80 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Religion · Tags: Alabama, cbr12bingo, coming-of-age, debut, evangelical christianity, faith, fish out of water, football, Genevieve Hudson, LGTBQI, magic, magical realism, Power, queer, Religion, sex, Southern Gothic ·
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The Reverend

Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep

August 22, 2019 by Jake 1 Comment

Disclaimer: This is not an impartial review. The author Casey Cep and I attended grad school for a year. Though we’ve lost touch, I consider her an old friend and think highly of her. Harper Lee is an iconic American figure almost as much for her reclusiveness as her writing. Aside from a smattering of journal articles, her one hit wonder To Kill A Mockingbird is probably the most printed book in history outside of the Bible, yet she never wrote anything else and maintained a veiled […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Alabama, Casey Cep, Furious Hours, harper lee, true crime

Jake's CBR11 Review No:83 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Alabama, Casey Cep, Furious Hours, harper lee, true crime ·
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