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The Genealogy of Southern Cooking

The Cooking Gene by Michael Twitty

February 23, 2023 by reginadelmar 2 Comments

This is a book that showcases my shortcomings as a reviewer. I really enjoyed listening to this book, but am struggling to write about it. It is a memoir, a history of southern cuisine and a book on genealogy. Twitty reads the book himself which works well because the book is a very personal journey. He describes himself as an “obsessive cook with compulsive genealogist tendencies who can point to a map of Africa, Europe, North America, and with it, the South, and guide you […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Featured, History Tagged With: #history, #memoir, CBR15Passport, Genealogy, Michael Twitty, Slavery, Southern food, The Cooking Gene

reginadelmar's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Featured, History · Tags: #history, #memoir, CBR15Passport, Genealogy, Michael Twitty, Slavery, Southern food, The Cooking Gene ·
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An interesting read about a white man coming to terms with his slave-owning family history.

Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball

March 22, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’d never heard of this until vel veeter’s review last year, but then immediately put it on my TBR as it sounded really interesting. And it was interesting! For the most part. Large parts were a slog. It also didn’t really do what I wanted it to do, except in the preface, which was written in 2014 and not included in the original publication. Edward Ball descends from the Ball family, wealthy plantation owners and people responsible for enslaving thousands of Black people over two […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, Edward Ball, family history, Genealogy, narfna, non fiction, Racism, Slavery

narfna's CBR14 Review No:38 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, Edward Ball, family history, Genealogy, narfna, non fiction, Racism, Slavery ·
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I love sassy Irish lasses

Roots by Tara O'Connor

February 4, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Roots deals with the interesting concept of well, Roots: the roots that are our family’s history, finding our place to finally set them down, and dying our hair. This graphic novel is a sweet peek at Tara O’Connor after her divorce. Which of course, was not sweet, but even in the more somber moments, there is always a glimmer of hope. As the reader I had the feeling of reading her diary as Tara takes us through the journey of lost love and trying to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: family, Genealogy, Heritage, Ireland, Tara O’Connor.

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:48 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: family, Genealogy, Heritage, Ireland, Tara O’Connor. ·
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