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A powerful piece of writing that expresses the experience of life for a black woman in America. Ursa is a blues singer whose grandmother + grt g/mother were victim of rape by their same slave owner. Ursa is assaulted by her husband so badly that she cannot have children, + men seek to own her. Yet Ursa is a vital + strong woman, with a love of life that encompasses sex + music as well as men. The story of slavery + control haunts this book 5*

When the novel opens, Blues singer Ursa is in the hospital after being attacked by her husband. She has lost a baby and the ability to get pregnant again. Thus begins a spiraling narrative exploring how Black women are haunted by generations of sexual & physical violence. It is brutal, unflinching, scorching, intimate & brave. There is no sugar coating. The language is harsh. TW for everything. It is terrible & true & was ahead of its time.

Audiobaking as we dig out from yesterday's storm. Ended up with quite a little snow drift on the verandah.
Just started tagged book. I've been curious to read Gayl Jones for a while. It's pretty grim so far.

Another book chosen for my topics bookclub, for the prompt “released the year you were born.”

While I think it was well written, I can‘t say I enjoyed it. It‘s a brutal read. I‘m going to quote a bit of one of the blurbs which describes it perfectly.

“A fiercely concocted story, harsh and perfectly told… Original, superbly imagined, nothing about this book is simple or easily digested…” -Darryl Pinckney, The New Republic

CW- abuse of every kind

Here‘s my August #bookspinbingo card 🙂📚. The tagged is my #bookspin and is also for my Topics bookclub. This month‘s topic is Published the year you were born.

I‘ll be starting it today 📚.

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks , it‘s fun putting my card together each month, and I‘m looking forward to filling some spaces in right away!

It looks and feels like a blizzard out there, which is perfect weather for reading Gayl Jones.

Lots of violence. Not sugar-coated.

Just shared a list of all the books our buyers at Strand are excited about in 2019. Check it out!
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https://link.medium.com/EUeyhnw3hT

I am giving #DryJanuary a try this year, so no wine for me. I will live vicariously through my fellow Littens! 🍷 #nowineandbook #wineandbook #wineandabook #wineandbooks #readingresolutions

I created a personal challenge to read 23 of the short books in my TBR stack. 11 completed in January.
#ReadingChallenge

When you get to the heart of the entire story.

And you just have to read it over & over because it is so beautiful and full of meaning.

#ThisMonthsTBR #ReadJanuary
@RealLifeReading

#PhotoADayNov16 Day 8 - Political Fiction

I just returned from voting, and now is the perfect time to share some of my favorite #PoliticalFiction - although, really, politics is a part of everything everywhere.