Move on.’ As Rankine’s brilliant, disabusing work, always aware of its ironies, reminds us, ‘moving on’ is not synonymous with ‘leaving behind.'” –The New Yorker The realization at the end of this book sits heavily upon the heart: ‘This is how you are a citizen, ‘ Rankine writes. “ is an especially vital book for this moment in time. In essay, image, and poetry, Citizen is a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in our contemporary, often named “post-race” society. Our addressability is tied to the state of our belonging, Rankine argues, as are our assumptions and expectations of citizenship. The accumulative stresses come to bear on a person’s ability to speak, perform, and stay alive. Some of these encounters are slights, seemingly slips of the tongue, and some are intentional offensives in the classroom, at the supermarket, at home, on the tennis court with Serena Williams and the soccer field with Zinedine Zidane, online, on TV-everywhere, all the time. Winner of the 2015 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in PoetryĬlaudia Rankine’s bold recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in twenty-first-century daily life and in the media. Winner of the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetryįinalist for the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism Finalist for the 2014 National Book Award in Poetry.
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5/24/2023 0 Comments Mine till midnightGush and critique posts should contain the book title/author if applicable.
5/24/2023 0 Comments God of wrath rina kent seriesWell that was a dark romance full of prima! kin* and knife play. it's twisted and heart wrenching and it makes the HEA so much better! So excited for the next books in the series. OF COURSE, this book wasn't all sunshine and rainbows but that's the best thing about dark romance. The bathing and cooking scenes were simply the best. He opened up to Cecily and there were so many amazing scenes. What I really loved about him, was how he started softening for Cecily bit by bit and started realising that he didn't always have to hold the burdens and responsibilities he has inside. Let me tell you, they did not disappoint! As always Rina Kent just knows how to write a brutal, dark, possessive and obsessive hero. I was excited to read their story from the glimpses we had gotten of the characters as individuals and how they interacted with in each other, in the previous books. I was obsessed with Jeremy and Cecily the entire way through the book. AND by far my favourite narrators as well! Their voices were perfectly cast for these characters and it was such an enjoyable experience to listen to. This was my favourite in the series so far for sure. 5/24/2023 0 Comments JLA by Mark WaidCollects JLA #18-21, 32-33, 43-46, and two stories from JLA Secret Files #3.Ībout the Author Born in Hueytown, Alabama, Mark Waid has earned his living as a lounge singer, a magician, a disc jockey, an accountant, and in many other ways, but none of them as eclectic-or fun-as writing comic books. Is one of the heroes truly responsible for the chaos across the planet? Will the JLA survive this shocking betrayal? JLA: The Tower of Babel The Deluxe Edition is a tale of epic proportions, by acclaimed writer Mark Waid ( Kingdom Come, The Flash) and artist Howard Porter ( The Flash, Scooby Apocalypse). The JLA is determined to set things right.but it turns out that one of their own may have played a role in this disaster. All language has seemingly turned to gibberish,Īnd the world is plunged into a state of panic as communication becomes impossible. The JLA has battled terrifying foes across the galaxy.but what will happen when the battle turns inward?Ī mysterious plague has swept across Earth. These are the world's greatest heroes-the team known as the Justice League of America. About the Book "Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Superboy created by Jerry Seigel, by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family."īook Synopsis Batman. 5/24/2023 0 Comments Darling by k ancrumWendy's access to things like uber, money and even a map of her surroundings is hampered by the fact that she fell asleep with her phone uncharged and it's rapidly dying throughout the book. "For the love of god, charge your phone before bed!" One of my favorite things about the story is that it does not eschew modern trappings when it comes to problem-solving. If you could give Wendy one piece of advice, what would it be? In a lot of YA ferocity and strength are active roles, but for Darling I wanted to give flowers to an underappreciated type of strength: the ability to weather a storm. But, even though she's frightened and confused, she takes these challenges in stride and when it matters most she steps up to the plate to play a critical role in saving all of her new friends. The story of Darling takes place over one long excruciating night and many uncomfortable things are thrown Wendy's way. Ancrum’s latest to your TBR, be sure to check out this interview with the author. But if you need some extra incentive to convince you to add K. If you love twisted thrillers and Peter Pan reimaginings, we have some very good news for you! Darling takes a familiar tale and turns it into a dark and dangerous contemporary adventure you won’t want to miss. 5/24/2023 0 Comments An era of darknessIt's written more in a direct way to make us understand where and at what position the British left us and how ruthless they were towards the Indians. Also the book doesn't follow a chronological order or timelines. It's written more in the Laymen's format so that general readers (like myself) can understand the words. Tharoor, people don't have to take dictionaries and find the meaning of each word in the book. He has won numerous literary awards, including a commonwealth Writer's prize and was honored as New Age Politician of the year (2010).Ībout the Book : As I am not a vivid reader, I found the book to be quite time consuming and not a good choice for a person who is starting to read books for the first time. He was a former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and a former Minister of the state for Human Resource development and Minister of state for External Affairs committee. His books include the path-breaking satire The Great Indian Novel (1989) and the classic India: Fro Midnight to the millennium (1997). Tharoor is bestselling author of many books, both fiction and non-fiction, beside being a noted critic and a columnist. Publisher : ALPEH BOOK COMPANY (An independent publishing firm promoted by Rupa Publications IndiaĪbout the Author : Mr. Folks!! before you take out your dictionaries, I would suggest, you keep it in your room or pocket 5/24/2023 0 Comments The Best Lies by Sarah LyuI picked up The Best Lies when I saw Vicky from Vicky Who Reads and Lili from Utopia State of Mind talk about this book, and, to be honest, I am so grateful that they talked about this book. What I did not expect, however, was for this book to blow my mind, become one of my favourite reads of 2019, and make me think about it at almost every waking hour. And by that, I mean that when I picked up this book, I did not know what to expect. Quite frankly, The Best Lies came for me. Was it self-defense? Or something deeper, darker than anything Remy could have imagined? As the police investigate, Remy does the same, sifting through her own memories, looking for a scrap of truth that could save the friendship that means everything to her. Remy had her boyfriend Jack, and Elise, her best friend-her soulmate-who understood her better than anyone else in the world.īut now Jack is dead, shot through the chest. But now, she doesn’t even know what tomorrow will look like. Remy Tsai used to know how her story would turn out. 5/24/2023 0 Comments American prison bauerStill, there was much more that he needed to say. But he had seen enough, and in short order he wrote an exposé about his experiences that won a National Magazine Award and became the most-read feature in the history of the magazine Mother Jones. Four months later, his employment came to an abrupt end. An award-winning investigative journalist, he used his real name there was no meaningful background check. In 2014, Shane Bauer was hired for nine dollars an hour to work as an entry-level prison guard at a private prison in Winnfield, Louisiana. Winner of the 2019 RFK Book and Journalism AwardĪ groundbreaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our country's history. Winner of the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism One of President Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2018 New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018 "An enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform.” (NPR.org) Nelson’s panels occasionally invite comparisons to the monochromatic biomechanical illustrations of H. The 2016 edition also saw another key change: iIt reverted back to the black-and-white artwork of its first six issue publication. In the 2016 publication of Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series, the original names returned. Yet, Ripley is always Ripley, even when she’s being cloned as she is in Alien Resurrection or is a synthetic, which is how she has been retconned for the comic series (as explained in the novelization of Earth War). Interestingly, these changes in the comic re-prints were first made in the novelization of Outbreak, which was released as a tie-in for Alien 3. More recently, Gearbox Software’s much-maligned video game, Aliens: Colonial Marines (2013), resurrected Corporal Hicks again for its own official continuation of the Aliens world, but on the page for the 1996 reprints onwards, Hicks became Wilks and Newt became Billy. In the films, Newt and Hicks had died, so to make things fit more neatly, the comic was expected to retroactively ditch them. Full Essay Available for Free at: ĭespite being a continuation from the Aliens movie storyline, once Alien 3 was released in 1992, the comic-created world became distinctly non-canon. 5/23/2023 0 Comments Carol leonnig secret service bookSeeing the crowds eight deep on the limo route, Lawson thought: Polish or not, all of upstate New York has turned out today to see their dashing president. Kennedy visited Buffalo on October 14, 1962, the day of the city’s beloved Polish heritage parade. Nearly two hundred thousand people spilled across Buffalo’s largest downtown square, angling for a glimpse of the most famous man on earth, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Now, a dozen years later, on this fall day in 1962, Lawson had returned to his home turf in a prestigious new role: He was an agent with the Secret Service, assigned to protect the president of the United States. He got his degree, married a fraternity brother’s sister, and joined an Army intelligence unit as the Korean War began. Lawson, the son of an elementary school teacher and a local banker, had left for college the summer after high school. The community, about sixty miles south of Buffalo, was best known for its chilly lake air, vineyards and apple farms, and families as hardy as the crops they tended. The thirty-four-year-old had grown up in a no-stoplight town along the banks of Lake Erie that few outside upstate New York had ever heard of: Portland, New York. Win Lawson, the shy, quiet worrier, felt proud. Win Lawson felt his chest puff out a little this particular day in Buffalo, his shoulders hiking his lanky frame just a little taller and straighter. Business & Finance Click to expand menu. |