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Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now
Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now | Andre Perry
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With luminous insight and fervent prose, Andre Perry's debut collection of personal essays, Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now, travels from Washington DC to Iowa City to Hong Kong in search of both individual and national identity. While displaying tenderness and a disarming honesty, Perry catalogs racial degradations committed on the campuses of elite universities and liberal bastions like San Francisco while coming of age in America. The essays in Some of Us Are Very Hungry Now take the form of personal reflection, multiple choice questions, screenplays, and imagined talk-show conversations, while traversing the daily minefields of childhood schoolyards and Midwestern dive-bars. The impression of Perry's personal journey is arresting and beguiling, while announcing the author's arrival as a formidable American voice.
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AlexGeorge
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Just finished this in one long, breathless rush. Brilliant and fascinating meditations on identity and race in America. Forceful and lyrical. Highly recommended.

Caterina Sounds great, thanks for your post! 😊 This was not on my radar at all before! 5y
AlexGeorge Of course! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 5y
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AlexGeorge
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Just started this. I saw Andre Perry speak in Cleveland at a bookseller event a few months ago, and now I‘m wondering why I waited so long. What a voice!

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Liberty
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🎉NEW BOOK DAY🎉Here are some of the week‘s new books! There are several more out today that I‘m excited about, including All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney, The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North, The Innocents by Michael Crummey, and Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by Jessica McDiarmid. What are you excited to read? 📚❤️📚

vumblereads Hi! What‘s the title of the book on the top left with the little bird on the cover? 5y
Liberty @vumblereads The Mutations by Jorge Comensal. 5y
vumblereads Thanks! Added it to my TBR stack! 5y
RainyDayReading Nothing really grabs me, but the Michael Crichton book has caught my attention for my boyfriend. He really likes his books. 5y
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4/5🌟This book took me completely by surprise! Its personal, soulful, vulnerable and just really good. Like sitting down with an old friend you havent seen in a while. It read like a coming of age memoir in essays. Perry gets very personal as he relays his experiences. Themes of identity, race, and belonging are found throughout. For a debut collection his writing chops are well honed. He's a very intelligent writer. Available November 12th!

ju.ca.no Intriguing review and lovely picture! 5y
Bookalong @ju.ca.no Aww thank you 💖 5y
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