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Jubilee
Jubilee | Margaret Walker
A novel based on the life of the author's great-grandmother follows the story of Vyry, the child of a white plantation owner and one of his slaves, through the years of the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Blueberry
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💛📚💛 3mo
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Clare-Dragonfly
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Bailedbailed

I feel bad bailing on such a historically important novel. But I don‘t like the way it is written, and I already know about the horrors of the white American enslavement of Black people. I‘m perfectly happy to read about horrible things happening to compelling characters, but Vyry doesn‘t hold my interest. #doublespin

JamieArc That‘s too bad. What I really liked about this one was that it showed how hard life remained after emancipation. 2y
Amiable Do you live in Maryland? My son lives in Baltimore. 2y
Clare-Dragonfly @Amiable Yes! I‘m a bit south of there. 2y
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Melismatic
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4 years! Wooo hoo! 🎉 🥳

Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 2y
Prairiegirl_reading Happy Litsyversary!! 🎉🎉 2y
Ddzmini Happy Litsyversary 🎊🎉📚📖 2y
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KatieB
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The Big Jubillee Read was announced today - 70 books, 10 for each decade of the Queen‘s reign, from around the commonwealth. It looks like a great list. I‘ve read 12 but have picked out some others that I‘ve been meaning to read. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Ynpj933DJ2YG5nsMS6fn8k/a-literary-cel...

jenniferw88 Read 8, another 11 were already on the tbr, but added another 25 to it! 😂😱😂 3y
BookwormM Thanks for the link 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Jubilee - Wicked - Night - Becoming are all ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ favorites of mine and all have one word titles.

One word titles are rare but not better necessarily. It‘s hard to distill a whole book‘s ideas and themes to a single word.

#Two4Tuesday

emmalouise1 For me it's alice by Christina henry 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @emmalouise1 Ahhhh. Good call! 3y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing and happy Tuesday! 3y
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JazzFeathers
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@HappyLitsyversary reminded me two days ago (and l've only seen it today, just to show in what mess l'm now 😝) that l've been on Litsy for five years

FIVE YEARS!

I've no idea how it can be five years, but l'm so happy l'm still here (if admittingly sporadically of late), reading with the best book friends l've ever met 😘

zezeki Congrats!! 🥳🥳 3y
wordslinger42 Congrats!!! My 5-year Litsyversary was on the 15th, and I can't believe it's been that long! 3y
Soubhiville Yay! This calls for cake! 3y
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BethM The best anniversary 🎉 3y
Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 3y
Jas16 Happy Litsyversary 🎉📚🙌🏽📖 3y
sprainedbrain Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🎉🎉 3y
Daisey Happy Litsyversary!! 🎉 3y
CaitZ Happy Litsyversary!🎉🎉 3y
erzascarletbookgasm Happy Litsy Anniversary! 📚 3y
JazzFeathers Thanks everyone. This is such a wonderful community 😍 3y
kspenmoll Congrats! 🎉 3y
JazzFeathers @kspenmoll thanks 😁 3y
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Amandajoy
Jubilee | Margaret Walker
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Thank you @staci.reads for all the lovely goodies! That candle smells divine! I‘m super excited about the books! When we get home I‘m going to find spots for the candles & tree, they are going to make things feel a little cozier. ☺️ Thanks for hosting @sprainedbrain & @Chrissyreadit !!

sprainedbrain So nice! ❤️ 3y
JamieArc Jubilee is really good. I feel like it‘s a hidden gem when it should be a classic we all read growing up. 3y
staci.reads So glad you like it all. I had to smoosh the tree a bit to get it in the box, so it may need some fluffing and some love 😄. Enjoy! 3y
Amandajoy @JamieArc I only recently found out about it, but heard the same thing. I‘m looking forward to reading it. 3y
Chrissyreadit ❄️🤍😍💙😍🤍❄️ 3y
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sprainedbrain
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On the second day of Christmas, I‘m picking Jubilee for my #12BooksOf2020.

Based on the real life of the author‘s great-grandmother, this is a story from the perspective of slaves in the antebellum south, through the Civil War, and in to Restoration. Sort of like Gone with the Wind, without the sickening racism attempting to romanticize slavery. 😬

It‘s a brilliant book!

Andrew65 Sounds well worth a read. 4y
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Creme_de_la_them
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Margaret Walker is the great-granddaughter of the main character, Vyry, and weaves her family‘s oral history with over 30 years of research for a powerful, beautiful, haunting, unforgettable book. Starting with the death of young Vyry‘s mother, the story follows her life as the “milk-white skin” daughter of the plantation owner through slavery, emancipation, and survival as a free woman. You should absolutely read this book.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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I wish I could double or triple “like” this book. It‘s historical fiction that deserves to be studied and spoken about so much more. This was Walker‘s doctoral dissertation, so it‘s grounded in history. But the heart and soul are the MC, Vyry. I could have kept reading about her for days. Recommend if you want the *truth* about Reconstruction.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2020
#blacklivesmatter #readblackauthors

BarbaraTheBibliophage @LeahBergen You wanted to know how I felt about this? Loved it. 5 of 5. 😃 4y
LeahBergen Thank you! That‘s great to hear. 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @LeahBergen You‘re welcome—hope it resonates for you, when you get to it. 4y
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sprainedbrain
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I‘ve read 98 books so far this year.

24 of those books by POC authors (24%):

14 by Black authors (14%)
10 by NBPOC (10%)
0 by Indigenous authors

13 by LGBTQIA+ authors (13%)

Lots of room for improvement.

I‘m having a hard time choosing a favorite of the year so far, so I will go with two: Normal People by Sally Rooney or Jubilee by Margaret Walker (tagged). Neither new, both incredible for different reasons.

#IntegrateYourShelf

Butterfinger Awesome!! 4y
ChasingOm Yay, thanks for doing the work with us! 4y
merelybookish I have also read 0 books by Indigenous authors this year. 4y
Emilymdxn Awesome to have you on board! I have a truckload of room for improvement too, it‘ll be fun to do this together! 4y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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After Dread Nation, I‘m going back to the time period of slaves, overseers, and plantations. This time, no zombies. Unless you count all the clueless white characters. The introduction by Nikki Giovanni is amazing.

#blacklivesmatter

LeahBergen I‘ve been eyeing this one for YEARS. I‘ll be watching to see what you think of it. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @LeahBergen I‘ll try to remember to tag you when I review it. So far, it‘s goooood! 4y
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saresmoore
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Current status: hugely pregnant and not planning to move for a while. (Note: photo does not accurately portray sheer mass of baby bump. 🥴)

saresmoore The top 3 on my Kindle are my recent purchases for #BlackPublishingPower. Tagged in post, as well as: 4y
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kreativekaran Hey read my ebook too please. It is my first published ebook. It is a simple poetry collection:"cup of tea with spoon of wisdom", available on Amazon Kindle 4y
GingerAntics Your three tagged books all look amazing. I added them to my wish list. 4y
saresmoore @GingerAntics I‘m looking forward to them! 4y
GingerAntics I‘ll keep a look out for your posts about them. One day I‘m going to have to stop buying books and read all the ones I have. I keep adding to the list and I get overwhelmed and don‘t know what to read. 🤣 it‘s like when someone has a closet full of clothes, but insists they have nothing to wear. 😂 I have an ever growing list of books to add to the pile before I get there though. lol 4y
Liz_M @saresmoore Drinking Coffee Elsewhere is a fantastic collection of stories! 4y
Suet624 Love the bellybutton. 4y
LeahBergen Hahaha! Look at that lovely big baby lump. 😍😍 4y
saresmoore @Suet624 Everyone in my family is fascinated by my innie turned outie. They all love to come touch it! 😆 4y
Flaneurette OMG congratulations! I haven‘t been on Litsy for months and am out of the loop... 4y
merelybookish 🤰❤️👏 4y
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sprainedbrain
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I tried, but can‘t stick to only 1 for each this week. 🤷🏻‍♀️

📚 Jubilee by Walker & Jane Eyre by Bronte
🖊 N.K. Jemison & Shirley Jackson
🎥 John Wick 📺 Jeopardy
🎤 Jack White & Johnny Flynn
🎶 Joan by Butch Walker & Juice by Lizzo

#ManicMonday

JoScho Butch and Lizzo 🙌🏼 4y
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sprainedbrain
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February wrap-up:

16 books finished (5 print, 11 audio):

-11 books for my various reading challenges
-3 classics
-1 nonfiction
-9 Mt TBR
-5 BOTM backlist

Only 2 #1001books and only 3 galleys...

But!
I read 9 books by Black authors for #BlackHistoryMonth and 12 of my books were written by women.

Some of my favorites are pictured. The top 3 were my 5-star reads in February.

Jubilee was my very favorite. ❤️

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LDuffN
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What I'm reading now. This book is quite intense. Reading it for an Instagram chat this Friday.

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S3V3N
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Pickpick

Excessively long because of information that could have been eliminated. Good story nonetheless.

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sprainedbrain
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New favorite book read in 2020 (so far). 🌟

Beautiful, powerful, and detailed. Margaret Walker‘s semi-biographical saga of the life of Vyry, child of a plantation owner and one of his slaves, from slavery, through the Civil War, and into Reconstruction. Sort of like Gone with the Wind, but without the cringeyness and about 500% better. I highly recommend the audio read by Robin Miles.

My USA book for #ReadAroundTheWorld.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

SW-T Sounds awesome! 5y
BookwormM Sounds great 👍 5y
JamieArc I read this last year and really liked it. If you‘re going to read a book about this subject matter, this is definitely the one to read! Surprised (and not surprised) that it‘s not more well-known. 5y
sprainedbrain @JamieArc I was surprised by that, too! 5y
HOTPock3tt Without the cringeyness!! Lol 🤣I love it! ♥️😆 (edited) 5y
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Mindyrecycles
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This book is freaking awesome. I can't believe I never heard of it until recently. #LitsyAtoZ #J

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cdreincarnate
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Thank goodness my mom found this audiobook and recommended it because it is SO GOOD! The story of a young woman born into slavery in Georgia who survived the Civil War and Reconstruction. Walker did a ton of research for this book and it is so well written! I also recommend the audiobook because the narrator does a phenomenal job.

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YouReadMyEyes
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$2.99 #Kindle special on #Amazon !!!#Goodreadsdeals

“Jubilee tells the true story of Vyry, the child of a white plantation owner and his black mistress. Vyry bears witness to the South‘s antebellum opulence and to its brutality, its wartime ruin, and the promises of Reconstruction.”

I had never heard of this book before today‘s email from Goodreads. It sounds very read-worthy. For $2.99 I could not pass this one up! #jubilee #goodreads

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sprainedbrain
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Today's Audible daily deal was way too good to pass up. $4.95!

Sue Thanks for the hot tip! (edited) 7y
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Amie
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Bookpearl
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Pickpick

I'm about 60 pages in and already I have slapped a few of the characters. This lets me know this will be a book I cannot put down. I love it when an author sucks me into a story and makes me feel as if I'm one of the characters.

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LindaGrace812
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My mom recommended this book to me after finding the 50th anniversary edition on the new books shelf at the library.

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TyraJ
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Finished!

This book sat on my shelf for years and I always passed it by. Finally read it and so glad I did! Hungry for more Margaret Walker.

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TyraJ
Jubilee | Margaret Walker

Oh, Freedom, Oh, Freedom
Oh, Freedom over me,
And before I'll be a slave
I'll be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lawd and be free.