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A Particular Kind of Black Man
A Particular Kind of Black Man | Tope Folarin
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A stunning debut novel, from Rhodes Scholar and winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, Tope Folarin about a Nigerian family living in Utah and their uncomfortable assimilation to American life. Living in small-town Utah has (…more)
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SaraBeagle
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Focus on you. On the things that make you happy and calm. The things that make your heart beat faster and slower. This is how you will learn who you are, and what you are supposed to do in this life.

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Christine
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I loved this moving, interestingly constructed story about growing up in the U.S. in an immigrant family. Tunde was a wonderful main character, and I learned a lot from his struggle to negotiate belonging, relationships, and identity as a first generation Nigerian-American. My only complaint is that I wanted to spend more time with pretty much all of the characters.

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Liberty
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It‘s very sad about Toni Morrison, but there are very few of us here she didn‘t shape in some way, and that was through the power of books. So here are some of today‘s new books. Maybe you‘ll find a new one that means something to you.❤️
There are several more out today that I am excited about, including Hollow Kingdom (💚💚💚), A Particular Kind of Black Man, The Right Swipe, and Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion. ❤️📚❤️

Tracey3 Judging a book by its cover....In Other Words completely jumps out at me. All the Water in the World looks good as well. Thank you for the spread of new books to explore! (edited) 6y
Tracey3 We are All Good People Here and House of Salt and Sorrows are also being added to my wish list! 6y
JamieArc Always look forward to your Tuesday new release posts ❤️ 6y
Graciouswarriorprincess The Right Swipe and Ellie and the Harpmaker for me. So sad about Toni Morrison; one of the great ones in the literary world and the world in general! 😥 6y
jillrhudy Celia Imrie????? THE Celia Imrie? 6y
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