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#Queen #MayMontage 4⭐s

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This book didn‘t blow me away or anything, but about halfway through I realized I was completely invested in Charley‘s story (and her precarious sugar cane crop). Very descriptive prose, a fascinating and sometimes infuriating cast of characters, and a good story, all narrated really well on audio.

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1. No. Will check tonight.
2. September > heatwaves and fire season
3. Just finished the tagged book.

@MoonWitch94 #ThoughtfulThursday

👍, 4 of 5 stars

I‘d say this book is #LitLite
There is nothing WOW or outstanding about this story but it‘s still a pleasant read with some meaty parts. I thought the setting & place, #Louisiana really did shine through and I enjoyed being transported down south. The narration helped to enhance the author‘s prose. Book was better than I was expecting.
#ReadingUSA2020

Enjoying my #ReadingUSA2020 #Louisiana Narration is adding to the story 🎧Has anyone watched the TV adaptation?? Miss Honey is HILARIOUS 😆

Audible 2 for 1 sale 🥳 #ReadingUSA2020 #Louisiana

#LitsyAtoZ #Q✔️

An engaging story with complex characters. Baszile created empathy and understanding for unlikable characters.

#SugarInTheTitle #PopSugarReadingChallenge #38of65 #audiobook

So far I am enjoying this so much more than my first pick for #SugarInTheTitle prompt #CurrentlyListening #audiobook #Libby

A debut novel about an African-American woman who struggles to salvage the Louisiana sugar cane farm she inherited from her father.
Queen Sugar is an unforgettable tale of endurance and hope, the author has created a sensual world steeped among the cane fields, although the pace can be as slow as a humid bayou afternoon, it‘s worth the read.

FINALLY finished this one earlier this week. It was a long slow slog and I don‘t know if I‘d recommend it unless you are REALLY Into knowing about growing sugar cane. I wanted to smack sense into half the characters at various points, including Charlie, the protagonist, but especially her awful half brother. The reader on the audiobook was very good. And this takes care of Q for the #litsyAtoZ challenge @BookishMarginalia

I really enjoyed this book. I listened on audio and the narrator really added to the story by making each character unique. The story about the family dynamics spoke to me. I haven't watched the series yet but plan to do so.

Queen Sugar hit me in all my feels. When you pick up the book you stick with it for the plot not typically connecting with an specific character immediately but when you get to the end! Holy smokes! TEARS! In all honesty though- I really want to rate this book a “so-so” because I hated the ending. But that isn‘t fair LOL! Read it and then dive into the TV series which is SO GOOD!

I really enjoyed it! Great pacing and interesting characters. Just enough detail about sugar cane farming to teach me something new, but not so much to be tedious. A great pick for a book club - lots of potential discussion topics.

Enjoying Queen Sugar at Paris Baguette, my new favorite Friday lunch spot.

The train is one of my favorite places to read. Queen Sugar is keeping me company tonight. 📚🚂

I put QUEEN SUGAR on my TBR as soon as I saw the trailer for the TV show directed by Ava DuVernay. It's the story of Charley and her daughter Micah, who move from California to Louisiana to tend a sugar cane farm left to Charley by her dad. But it's not easy. Cane farming has historically been work for white men and slaves – and Charley is an African American woman.⠀

Hear our full spoiler-free review on Ep. 37 wherever you get your podcasts. ⠀⠀

This has the feel of a family saga, even though it takes place during one sugar cane season. I have to admit that while I know a lot about sugar cane plantations here in Puerto Rico, I had never thought about sugar cane in the South—which I tend to associate with cotton or tobacco.

There is a certain soap opera aspect to the book as well which is what must have appealed to the show‘s producers. I will go forth and watch the first season.

#CurrentRead

This story was fantastic! I enjoyed The tone of the book and learning about sugar cane. The ending was unexpected and left me wondering if there will ever be more to the story. Not sure if I want to watch the show on OWN. I loved this story as is and I‘d hate to see it changed. The only downside I have about this book is that the ending felt a bit rushed. Otherwise, this book is great to listen to.

Littens, I am enjoying my weekend, cross stitching and halfway through Season 1. The TV series is a bit different from the book. Micah being Charlie‘s son instead of the daughter depicted in the novel. And I love how some of the characters mentioned here and there, are getting bigger roles and more exposure. Happy Weekend Y‘all 😊

A nice easy read. Conquered family issues, addiction and loss. Also learnt a lot about sugar cane farming and how much work goes into owning a farm. Shoutout to all our farmers! Blessings
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The characters were interesting enough, and the somewhat overwritten and certainly overly descriptive prose was bearable enough, but a third of the way in I am still waiting for the story to begin. I shaln‘t wait any more.

Day 5: #rockabye
None of my books were speaking to me so used the power of Google to find one that might pair well with the lyrics of the song. Also heard the TV adaptation is good.

"Single mom Charley Bordelon has the odds stacked against her...No one expects her to succeed...but she's got sheer determination and strength on her side."

#decdays @Cinfhen

This year's One Parish, One Book selection. Can't wait to get into it.

There was a lot going on in this book, perhaps a little too much. A father leaves his California born and raised daughter, Charley, a sugarcane farm in Louisiana. The book touches on a variety of issues - race, drug abuse, mental illness - touches but doesn't explore them in much depth. Queen Sugar is a debut novel. It was good not great, good enough that I'd give the author's next book a try.

#TBRtemptation post 2! This debut novels looks at an African-American mother-daughter story of reinvention. Charley's father left her 800 acres of sugarcane land in Louisiana. So her and her daughter, Micah leave Los Angeles and learn the ways of the South: her grandmother says it's only a white man's business; her brother is bitter and troubled; Micah grows homesick; & she learns to endure & hope. Inspired a tv series. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎

So...for a while I thought this was definitely a 4 star book, possibly a 5? I loved the writing and the imagery, loved Charley and Micah, and learning about cane farming was fascinating! But, I loathed Ralph Angel and the whole "Hey this guy is a massive dick but it's okay because reasons" thing. And the ending.....wtf. It got so rushed and felt like, wait what why. If the last maybe 15 pages were different....... 3/5 ⭐

Um, I just got really thrown by this book. There's a male character named Alison. Now, props to the author for spelling it right 😉 But I've had this name for almost 37 years and I've never ever once heard of a man who shared it. Have any of you?? I know there are names that have become gender neutral in recent years, but this is a new one on me, and I'm extra curious since, you know, it's my name.

Occasionally, as they rolled down the headland, a rabbit darted across their path, or swallows, like kamikaze pilots, swooped in front of them, while a hot breeze kicked up from the south, romancing the young cane on either side of the road.

Finally getting to this one after planning to read it "next" for months ? #nowreading

We're moving next week so this month's TBR is almost entirely digital--I suspended all 37 books in my library hold queue except for the Sedaris. Way too excited for that one. #JuneBookBugs

"She was bound to this place, this small patch of earth; it was she and she was it."

I love an author who can really transport the reader to the place they are writing about. Reading about the swampy Louisiana summers helped take me away from this freezing MDW in MA.

Now onto the show, perhaps?

P.S. Note how Goodreads has the title wrong....?

1. Louisiana ⚜️, living in MS, former Navy brat
2. Americanah ⬆️of the list, I ❤️ it!
3. Don't have one
4. Too many
5. Toss up between The Blacklist & House of Cards
6. No favorites now, Prince during the teen/young adult years
7. Red
8. Mystery/Psychological Thriller
9. Reading Intervention and after school tutor in the local school district
10. 🐶 Cooper, our peek-a-poo

This is so much fun!
#meettheLittens

I really enjoyed this book. I hope there is a sequel and Natalie Baszile did an amazing job with characters. I didn't like the protagonists brother, Ralph Angel, but she did a terrific job with him

#maybookflowers #startswithq

I've been slacking on my photo challenges 😵

#maybookflowers Here are the two books I have that starts with the letter Q. They are both TBR books.

#MayBookFlowers #StartsWithQ

This one is on my tbr, to borrow from a friend who loved it.

Picked this up at the library. First heard about it on @ReadingEnvy podcast. #library #may #south

My readin' spot for the next couple of days!!! #springbreak2017 #whatchareadin📚📖📰📜

Driving from Nashville to Memphis for a friend's birthday which I was enjoying until I hit a 10 mile stretch of stop and go traffic. 🙄 Only bright side is more time with my audiobook 🤷‍♀️ #LitsyAtoZ #LetterQ

What I'm readin now!! #whatchareadin📚📖📰📜

Yay for 50% off half price books coupon 😊❤️

This is one of those rare books that makes you feel empathy especially for the character that is being a total asshat! You find yourself yelling at the book quit Angel you are your own worst enemy. Raw and deeply moving I can see why Oprah grabbed the film rights for this one! #blackhistorymonth #LitsyAtoZ challenge this takes care of Q @BookishMarginalia

Absolutely loving the character development in this story. While the plot is moving slow, I'm enjoying discovering what makes each person tick. I'll always be more attuned to paper books, but I'm not mad at reading on my iPad. I'm actually in bed early and can read before I have to sleep. The little things make all the difference.

Because life should be as simple as a bucket of fish caught a few miles offshore and a van full of produce bought at a roadside stand. It should be as sweet as a cube of melon the color of your heart.

Sitting in the dentist chair, but he is in high demand, running around serving all his patients. Luckily, I have some e-books on my phone. Diving into this one! Was excited to find out the author is a UCLA alum. #gobruins