Hello my lovely readers! More quick reviews?? Yup!
A Wisconsin family grapples with the power and limitations of faith when their adopted daughter falls under the influence of a radical church.
*This was alright. I liked that this featured an elderly narrator, but the story fell short for me. I wanted a bit more drama. 3 out of 5 stars.
Three years ago, Wolo’s pregnant wife was killed in a tragic car accident. In an instant, the great love of his life was gone, and so was their beautiful future: the twins they were expecting, the PhD she was on the cusp of finishing, and the house they’d just bought in New Jersey. Now the woman who killed his wife comes to Wolo asking for forgiveness.
*Sigh. I enjoyed Mbue's last novel Behold the Dreamer but I felt it could've done without a certain storyline with the wife. I felt the same way with this book. A rape storyline and a romance angle? Meh. Mbue is a solid writer, but this novel disappointed me. 3 out 5 stars.
Before they were household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub that Art D'Lugoff opened at the dawn of an unprecedented decade in civil rights. In the heart of the West Village, the women of the Gate created something that few could have imagined: a downtown hotspot for Black art, culture, music, and politics.
*Loved this! I'm in awe of these women's invovlement in civil rights while also making a name for themselves in their respective fields. A book on Black sisterhood will always get me. It'd be great to read this alongside The Sisterhood. 4 out of 5 stars.
This foundational work in feminist and Black feminist thought that explores the impacts of racism and sexism on the emotional health of Black women. The book offers strategies for self-recovery and healing, connecting personal emotional well-being with collective political struggle and empowering Black women to find joy and make meaning in their lives.
*This was my first foray into bell hooks and this book was straight FIRE. It honestly doesn't read as self-help. It reads more as essays about the Black woman and why we are the way we are and how to move past it. It's beautiful. It's essential reading for any and all Black women, but especially Black American women. 5 out 5 stars.
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