after last week's discovery of $1 Book Heaven in Burbank on San Fernando & Palm and "Buy 1, Get 1" at the Salvation Army, i've added 15 books to my collection for $13. rather than look for authors i know and am fond of, i made the effort to look for titles that appealed to me and flip open random books and read a few pages. the result was a wide variety of new titles i would have other wise never been exposed to.
first up is Middle Passage by Charles Johnson.
this is a well-written tale of a newly-freed slave who avoids debts and a forced marriage by stowing away on a slave ship en route to pick up some African "cargo." a great read that drew me in from the first page. Johnson masterfully weaves together the intense internal moral struggle of the main character, a life-long thief, liar, and opportunist, and the unpleasant, but important subject of slave trade. it is strongly recommended to anyone with an appreciation for period fiction.
i'm about halfway through this book.
while browsing the books at the Salvation Army in North Hollywood, where ALL hardbacks are $2 and paperbacks are $1, i found Roots by Alex Haley, Beloved and Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, and Native Son by Richard Wright (one of my favorite books ever).
as i already own all of those except Roots, i couldn't pass up the chance to share my love of books with the world. so, i took to Twitter, and offered them to my followers. Song of Solomon and The Color Purple went one way Native Son and Beloved went another way.
i'd prefer they went to people who'd enjoy these great titles, rather than collecting dust, unappreciated, on some shelf in a thrift store.
aside from that, i've picked up The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, and Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison from the library. these are all books i've "intended" to read for quite some time. i've dug into Whitehead's book first, enamored with his ridiculous mastery of including seemingly unimportant, minutiae to paint vividly real images in the reader's mind. his attention to detail, as i told a friend, makes me feel as if i've the writing abilities of a toddler.
After Middle Passage, I'm beginning Invisible Man and Things Fall Apart and shall relay any other great book finds.
What are YOU reading??
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I was interested in Middle Passage when I saw that awhile back at the bookstore. My reading has fallen off since I'm taking two classes. I need to be reading Fundamentals of Accounting right now. LOL
I just finished Color me Butterfly about 3 generations of women who were in abusive relationships.
I'm about to start The House at Sugar Beach, forget what it's about off the top of my head, but it's been on my reading list for a couple of months, so I just ordered it last month.
I like Colin's books.
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I loved Middle Passage when I read it as a sophomore in HS. Haven't picked it up again since, maybe I shall...
Very interested in your thoughts on Things Fall Apart. I too hadn't read it until recently and found myself kinda underwhelmed. I'd heard so many good things about it from so many people.
I am rereading The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker. I have A warriors Story by Paulo Coehlo next, then The Matter is Life J. California Cooper.
i nearly read the kite runner in a day last week...
ive recently taken 2 reading more myself, with being bogged down with academic reading for skool, i jus dont get around the leisure reading like i want. bought a few cheap books at the airport and plan 2 finish em on my 48 hour journey bak 2 ny.
currently reading 'undercover economist'. got 'the tipping point' in the queue after that. as for slave books, i recommend 'lose your mother'. that book changed my life in so many ways. 'blindness' is also a must-read.
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