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Five-Carat Soul
Five-Carat Soul | James McBride
Exciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Awardwinning novel The Good Lord Bird. The stories in Five-Carat Soulnone of them ever published beforespring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. Theyre funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authenticall told with McBrides unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people around us. An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their own messy and hilarious lives. As McBride did in his National Book award-winning The Good Lord Bird and his bestselling The Color of Water, he writes with humor and insight about how we struggle to understand who we are in a world we dont fully comprehend. The result is a surprising, perceptive, and evocative collection of stories that is also a moving exploration of our human condition.
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Pedrocamacho
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This is a book of short stories, but all in the same vicinity. I really enjoyed almost all of them, especially the last one where the protagonist is a lion 😊

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balletbookworm
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I finally caught back up with this wild ride of a collection. Each story is so unexpected - a few are set during the Civil War period, a few in the 1970s, and the last novella-length piece is so inventive and set in a zoo (you have to read it!). I had never read James McBride before (The Good Lord Bird is on Mt TBR I promise!) - his writing style is so wonderful to read. The way he manages to evoke a setting in just a few sentences is fantastic.

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erzascarletbookgasm
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I know nothing of this book till I asked google friends about the day‘s prompt. A ‘Five-Carat‘ will surely put a #holeinyoursoul ?

“.. a collection of short stories..McBride illustrates how our common desire for freedom and equality outweighs what are often imagined or prejudice-rooted differences.”

#ABBAInAugust

Cinfhen I ❤️James McBride!!! Not familiar with this book! Thanks for sharing 😄 6y
Tonton Loved this! 6y
ephemeralwaltz Sounds very interesting. What a striking cover! Stacked 🙌 6y
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emilyhaldi Love this cover ❤️ 6y
Reviewsbylola Very intriguing cover! 6y
Mdargusch If I read short stories, this sounds like a good collection. And that cover! 👍🏼 6y
minkyb I heard him on a podcast and would really like to read these one day. 6y
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megnews
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Finished 3 books and almost done with this gem, a collection of wonderful short stories by National Book Award winner, James McBride. I didn‘t make 24 hours but this is the most I‘ve been able to read in awhile thanks to #24in48. #oberlincollegeauthor

Librarybelle Good job! 6y
GypsyKat Well done! 🎉📚⏱ 6y
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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
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Another huge winner on the Levar Burton Reads podcast this morning at the gym! He read the story "Goat" from this collection and it is one of the best short stories I've ever "read." Wow. The ending was like a punch in the gut. Another short story collection to add to my priority TBR.

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Carolyn11215
Five-Carat Soul | James McBride

Powerful short stories! “Just because you can‘t read doesn‘t mean you‘re not smart. You‘re a bright woman. When you‘ve been spit on, Mrs. Shays said, it don‘t matter much what else you think you know.”

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Tonton
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I gave in and got Kindle and have to admit it‘s great not to have to carry heavy bags of books around (post-op knee). My latest purchase is this one, and I‘m already hooked from the first page.

LauraBeth I‘m looking forward to reading this! Congrats on the kindle 😀 6y
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Carolyn11215
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Starting late on my black history month reading so will probably end up getting through the 7 books on my TBR sometime in March. 1st three arrived at library today. #blackhistorymonth

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MallenNC
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Short stories are not my favorite to read, but I think they're probably the hardest to write. How do you build characters and plots that readers care about in so few sentences? #riotgrams day 6: #shortstories @bookriot

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MallenNC
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Day 3 #riotgrams These #nakedhardcovers put their outfits right back on after the photo was taken. I love dust jackets @bookriot

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Spiderfelt
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Oh how I loved this collection. The voices, the imagination, the delivery were fantastic. I squirreled away to read it over a couple of days. This is the book I will likely cite when people ask me to name one of my favorite reads of 2017. This is the book I hold up as the Gold Standard for short story collections.

For those who have read it, these pups are having some loud 💭 .

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booksbythecup
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The stories in the first half of the book were my favorite, I read them all in just about one sitting. The second half, well, let‘s just say they didn‘t shine with the same brilliance like some of the others, with the exception of Father Abe. That one gave me all the feels, little orphan Abe is adorable. What resonated with me in that story was hope, belonging, love and family. Family isn‘t always your flesh and blood.

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Nitpickyabouttrains
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I really liked these short stories. Well written and engaging. Some went on for a few chapters which was cool too, getting deeper looks into these worlds.

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BillBlume
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Got an unexpected surprise last night as “LeVar Burton Reads” released a bonus episode. LeVar read the story “Goat” from the collection Five-Carat Soul to a live audience and interviewed the author James McBride about the story and its twist. It‘s powerful and sucker punches your gut at the end, and LeVar‘s performance only makes it even more powerful. Can‘t recommend listening/reading enough. #LBReads #JamesMcBride

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mrozzz
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Friday night done right!!! 📚📚📚📚📚 So many beautiful brand new books available at the library! #LibraryHaul #tbr

You know you've found the one when he insists on going to the library together. 😊💜

vivastory I can't wait to read David Wong's latest! 6y
mrozzz @vivastory so weird and rude! Lol it looks great! On the inside flap, 2nd paragraph, it advises "it's too late, you must buy this now so no one else can read it" 6y
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RealBooks4ever
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Yeah_I_Read 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I love fall reading! 7y
RealBooks4ever @Yeah_I_Read SOOO many great books coming out! 📚📚📚 7y
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