Honestly, I wish I could have witnessed the Jazz Age in Chicago. Denny S. Bryce’s Wild Women and the Blues is set in Chicago circa 1925. Film student, Sawyer Hayes, is trying to discover the history of Honoree Dalcour and how she relates to the filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux. Sawyer has found a film in hisContinue reading “Wild Women and the Blues: #bookreview”
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The Water Dancer: #bookreview
The Water Dancer begins in the river with two young men – Maynard and Hiram- trying to not get swept away by the river’s current. One of them cannot get away from the water and loses his life. The other man barely escapes with his life. They are half-brothers. One man is the heir toContinue reading “The Water Dancer: #bookreview”
Akata Witch: #bookreview
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor had been sitting on the top of my to be read pile for too long. It’s been there for so long that I cannot remember who recommended buying it. There are quite a few books on my to-be-read pile so I try not to buy quite so many. (I try but am notContinue reading “Akata Witch: #bookreview”
