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Isaac's Song (Original)
Isaac's Song (Original) | Daniel Black
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*From the Viral Clark Atlanta University Commencement Speaker**From the Georgia Author of the Year Award Winner*The beloved author of Don't Cry for Me and Perfect Peace returns with a poignant, emotionally exuberant novel about a young queer Black man finding his voice in 1980s Chicago--a novel of family, forgiveness and perseverance, for fans of The Great Believers and On Earth We're Briefly GorgeousIsaac is at a crossroads in his young life. Growing up in Missouri, the son of a caustic, hard-driving father, he was conditioned to suppress his artistic pursuits and physical desires, notions that didn't align with a traditional view of masculinity. But now, in late '80s Chicago, Isaac has finally carved out a life of his own. He is sensitive and tenderhearted and has built up the courage to seek out a community. Yet just as he begins to embrace who he is, two social catalysts--the AIDS crisis and Rodney King's attack--collectively extinguish his hard-earned joy.At a therapist's encouragement, Isaac begins to write down his story. In the process, he taps into a creative energy that will send him on a journey back to his family, his ancestral home in Arkansas and the inherited trauma of the nation's dark past. But a surprise discovery will either unlock the truths he's seeking or threaten to derail the life he's fought so hard to claim.Poignant, sweeping and luminously told, Isaac's Song is a return to the beloved characters of Don't Cry for Me and a high-water mark in the career of an award-winning author.
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Isaac's Song (Original) | Daniel Black
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I tagged my favorite and it was also my first read of this grid. I‘m glad I don‘t compare until I read all 9 books because that could prove disappointing.

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

kspenmoll I want to read Harlem rhapsody so glad you gave it 4+ stars 4d
marleed @kspenmoll oh, I‘m really glad I read it. I spent hours down the google rabbit hole learning things I never knew I had not been exposed to. The book details fictional conversations of an IRL love affair and that got just a bit in the way of the meaningful history to which I was newly exposed 4d
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Isaac's Song (Original) | Daniel Black
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Book 2 of this family hooked me as hard as the first. No matter Isaac‘s journey to manhood the path of this confused, effeminate, sweet man would have been eased by accepting parents. What I thought turned this book to a beautiful piece of literature was Isaac learning to look inside himself for the truths to accept and forgive his parents‘ flaws that molded their lived experiences .

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Kitta
Kitta
Isaac's Song (Original) | Daniel Black
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I think my hopes were a little too high for this one after reading Don‘t Cry for Me, by the same author, but I enjoyed hearing Isaac‘s point of view.

Overall a good book and not necessary to read the first to follow the story.

#BlackHistoryMonth
#lgbtqbookbingo2025
#BOTM

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Kitta
Kitta
Isaac's Song (Original) | Daniel Black
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Apparently it‘s not reading time! It‘s attention for Hazel time!

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hannah-leeloo Awww Hazel looks like my baby girl Matilda, you cannot ignore those gorgeous eyes lol 3w
Kitta @hannah-leeloo yeah there‘s no ignoring Hazel!! She‘ll sit in between me and the book lol. I scrolled back and Matilda is so cute!! ☺️ 3w
hannah-leeloo Aw thank you, my cats just sit or lay on the book as a bed whilst reading haha. Always fun 3w
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ShelleyBooksie Hazel is beautiful ♡♡ 3w
Kitta @ShelleyBooksie thank you!! 😊 3w
dabbe #huggablehazel That face! 🤩🖤🐾🖤🤩 3w
RaeLovesToRead OMG so cute!!!!! Can't cope!!!! 3w
Kitta Thanks @dabbe and @RaeLovesToRead 😻😻😻 3w
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Kitta
Kitta
Isaac's Song (Original) | Daniel Black
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#WhereAreYouMonday

I‘m in Chicago in the 80‘s. Reading this after I loved Don‘t cry for Me by the same author. So far it‘s good! I hope my high hopes don‘t let me down.

#BOTM

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Megabooks
Megabooks
Isaac's Song (Original) | Daniel Black
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Some books are just plain inspiring, and this is one for me. It‘s the companion to Don‘t Cry for Me. In DCFM, Isaac‘s father writes about his parenting mistakes as a traditional Southern Black man in the 1970s raising an effeminate son. Here, Isaac explores the ways his father supported him that he didn‘t realize and appreciate during his father‘s lifetime. It‘s a really beautiful companion set of stories. Highly recommend! ⬇️

Megabooks I finished this right before my therapy appointment yesterday, and I spent a lot of last year working out my past through writing like Isaac does in the book. But I‘ve been a bit lost about what to write this year, so I started talking it out with my therapist, and I‘m going to write some fiction about my future. (In the book towards the end, Isaac starts writing fiction, too.) Anyway, I felt inspired in the night and wrote for almost two hours. 1mo
Megabooks I got character sketches, story ideas, and even outlined a few scenes. The holiday season is always difficult because of my poinsettia allergy, and I‘m really getting burnt out of caregiving for my parents, so I think this is a needed escape. I want to that everyone who supports me and has left kind comments the past several weeks. I‘m sorry for not replying, but I truly appreciate you and this community we‘ve built on Litsy! 1mo
Megabooks I‘m finally starting to get some energy back, so I hope my interactions will be less sporadic! Thanks you and big hugs!! 💜💜💜 1mo
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Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Suet624 This is wonderful news. I‘m happy that you‘re writing. Looking forward! 1mo
Kitta I am so excited to read this, I got it on BOTM too. Great review. 1mo
Kitta I‘ve also been inspired to start writing, but I am thinking of writing a memoir. I don‘t know who would read it but the writing is cathartic. 1mo
Centique Allergies are terrible things to live with and i remember you have other conditions to deal with too 💕 I am so glad that writing is giving you a good outlet. I am sure your writing will be something special xxx 1mo
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Isaac's Song (Original) | Daniel Black
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My #botm picks

NatalieR I‘m excited about Fiona Davis‘ new book. 📕 🤓 2mo
JenReadsAlot @NatalieR Same! Glad it was an add on! 2mo
Amiable I love Lisa Genova! Can‘t wait for that one. 2mo
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