Litsy

The Book of Negroes: A Novel (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Movie Tie-in Editions) | Lawrence Hill

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4.5⭐️ I really enjoyed this book (liked it so much that I spoke for 15 minutes on the book on my YouTube channel [mjreadings on YouTube if you‘re interested]). The only thing that didn‘t make it a 5⭐️ was that it was slow paced in the beginning. I read it about 10+ years ago for another #bookclub and reading it again now blew me away once again. #2025 #historicalfiction #fiction #africanamerican

melissajayne #canadareads #africanamericanloyalists #slavenarratives 2d

melissajayne The book is published in the United States under the title Someone Knows My Name. 2d

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TreenaReads

The Book of Negroes: A Novel (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Movie Tie-in Editions) | Lawrence Hill

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Masterpiece.

#ohcanada #iamcanadian #awardwinner #history

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big.al.reads

Someone Knows My Name | Lawrence Hill

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“I remember wondering, within a year or two of taking my first steps, why only men sat to drink tea and converse, and why women were always busy. I reasoned that men were weak and needed rest.”

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melissajayne

The Book of Negroes: A Novel (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Movie Tie-in Editions) | Lawrence Hill

#weeklyforecast

Finished two books this week (will post my review of My Name is Lucy Barton in the next couple of days).

Almost done with The Maid; slowly getting my way through Book, Most Fun and Billy Boyle. Will be starting my upcoming reads in the next day or two.

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melissajayne

The Book of Negroes: A Novel (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Movie Tie-in Editions) | Lawrence Hill

My #weeklyforecast for the coming week.

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Texreader

The Birth House | Ami McKay

Having read a record 23 books in December, I had a lot of excellent books. I‘ve chosen the tagged book for its message of female empowerment about childbirth during another misogynistic time period—when men imposed their will on women and thought they knew more about birthing a child and women‘s illnesses than the women themselves. A timely book it seems. #12booksin2024 @Andrew65

Texreader Thank you @andrew65 for hosting! It was an excellent opportunity to recall the best books of the year. And seeing what others are posting to add to my tbr list. 2mo

Andrew65 Very timely book, very worrying times we are in.

Thanks for playing along, it‘s been great seeing everyone‘s books. Hope to see you on the First day of Christmas later this year for #12Booksof2025. 👏👏👏😊🎉🥳 2mo

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Texreader

The Birth House | Ami McKay

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What an excellent book—a huge shoutout to the power of women over misogyny early last century, mostly set in #Canada but a few important moments in #Boston. The main character was raised to be a midwife. When a male doctor comes to town, he insists the old ways are dangerous and his newfangled ways (including forceps) are safer. There is so much to unpack about this book a short review cannot do it justice. In general, it speaks to the power ⬇️

Texreader of women in the face of a culture that deems men smarter, stronger, saner, safer, etc. And it does it, for the most part, in a beautiful and subtle way. The book is set during World War I and the Spanish flu. The author doesn‘t miss a beat with current events in Canada and Boston at the time. Easily one of the best books I‘ve read this year. #foodandlit @Catsandbooks 3mo

Texreader #xmaschacha #wintergames #letterB #christmasATOZ @StayCurious 3mo

TheBookHippie I loved this book. 2mo

Catsandbooks 🇨🇦❤️ 2mo

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Texreader

The Birth House | Ami McKay

“when the reading of such literature is associated with idleness…a woman‘s thoughts and feelings cannot be other than impure and sensual…novel-reading causes, at the very least, fretting, nightmares and a bad complexion.”

That explains so much! 😂

#foodandlit #Canada @Catsandbooks

TheBookgeekFrau 🤣🤣 4mo

AnnCrystal 😂🧐😂🧐🤣. 4mo

Catsandbooks 🙃🇨🇦 4mo

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Texreader

The Birth House | Ami McKay