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Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 45%.
Just became too somber and I just was turned off. If you are looking for a happy story, this might not be the book for you.
Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital by George Derek Musgrove, Chris Myers Asch
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom by Eddie R. Cole
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
An amazing book! I enjoyed the analysis of one aspect of the civil rights movement that we greatly overlook. Most of the time we focus on how the government addressed desegregation, civil rights, and affirmative action but here, Dr.Cole did a fantastic job at analyzing how colleges and universities addressed these pressing issues.
It also provided an unspoken analysis that people can be complex and that people's motives can be very different than their intentions. If you are looking for somewhere to start when discussing racism and civil rights in higher education this is a good book to read.
It also provided an unspoken analysis that people can be complex and that people's motives can be very different than their intentions. If you are looking for somewhere to start when discussing racism and civil rights in higher education this is a good book to read.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
When I first started reading this book, it felt super drawn out until we got to Part III or IV of the book. I felt that much of the plot focused too much on the sister's children more than the two sisters which made me feel as though the book was more about the daughters and their life and not Stella and Desiree. But as we started getting further past Part III I really enjoyed the story of Jude and Reese. While these could have been two separate books, it was a great telling of their relationship. All in all, this book was enjoyable and I would recommend it to someone.