I‘m starting this book tonight, my fourth for #authoramonth this month
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pickWhat first struck me about this novel about art getting out of hand was how quickly I felt close to the characters. There's an event near the beginning that's foreshadowed clearly, but still it felt like a blow when it came because I had connected with the characters so much already. I listened to part of the novel in the car and found myself self-consciously turning down the volume at stop lights. (Guess which section that was.) #authoramonth
Between #authoramonth and #bookclub selections and #camplitsy I filled out most of my list for #14books14weeks & just needed a couple more from my TBR.
pick#AuthorAMonth #Read2025 Aaaallll the 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Aaaallll the recommendations!! I‘m afraid if I start telling you about this book, I‘ll spoil it. I would hate to do that to you. It is incredibly powerful and if you want to read a work of fiction about very real events, then I believe you should read this.
pickAstounding! White men are showing up dead alongside long-deceased black men in Money, Mississippi and then around the country. Out west, the newly dead white men are accompanied by long-dead Asian men. A team of Black detectives start putting the pieces together in this deeply racist town where Emmett Till was murdered. And it seems extremely elderly Mama Z, who has recorded every lynching in the United States, may be connecting the dots, too. ⬇️
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Well, this was one of the more unusual reading experiences I‘ve had! The main character‘s last name is Poitier, and his first name is Not Sidney. Much hilarity and clever dialogue ensues due to this unusual name. Not Sidney is Black, and is the victim of all kinds of racial prejudice - truly serious American societal issues - but somehow Percival Everett manages to write these scenes as humorous. Very skillful. ⬇️
The topic of this book is so serious and sad but sometimes it‘s just so darned funny! Case in point…
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#weekendreads #Bangladesh and #Rwanda for #foodandlit and Percival Everett book for #authoramonth @Catsandbooks @Soubhiville
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