Bookworm616
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It was very disturbing. But for some reason, I didn't care for it.
Name the last three books you have read...
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It was very disturbing. But for some reason, I didn't care for it.
Cannondale
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The Power of One was a movie too...
havent seen it in ages
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105159/
english lad grows up in Africa before the second big war.
He gets hassled earlier on for being English, but I bet after the British victories in N. Africa he got some respect then.
What up, Bruh. Did you like it? I may have to check it out.
Cannondale
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No, I only read that 1 book. What was that one about? Did you like it?
Cannondale
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OK. I'm sold! There are a lot of readers here. That's good!!
Cannondale
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I started Gerald's Game, and it's already weird! Is she chained up for the whole book???
Wait! Don't tell me! lol
But 1 Stephen King book I forgot to mention that I liked was Misery. The book was GREAT and the movie was just as good!
Bookworm616
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I could tell you but then I'd have to kill ya. LOL.
Misery was a great book! The movie was good, too. Not as good as the book though.
I read "Cell" a few years ago. It was very disappointing.
FG
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All this talk about Geralds game makes me wanna check it out.... Whats the synopsis?
Thousand Splendind Suns was a disturbing read, but I loved that book and read it in about 2 days.
100 years of solitude is one of my all time favorites, cant tell you how many times I read that one.
I just started Germninal.. have no clue yet if I like it.
Love in Black and White: The Triumph of Love Over Prejudice and Taboo
"Mark and Gail Mathabane tell the inspiring true story of how they met, the obstacles they faced, and the turmoil they underwent from both internal and external pressures as they fell in love, married (despite dire warnings from well-meaning friends and relatives), and began a family. After a painful pre-marriage break up, the two vowed to write a book that would inspire other interracial couples to ignore social and parental pressures to have a "racially correct" relationship and to be proud of the racial harmony they represent. The book has become a modern-day classic among interracial couples and biracial adults. Hardcover; 262 pages
I read it many years ago. It wasn't exactly riveting but it was interesting to me.
whikle
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Aaah, that's high on my must read list!! The Kite Runner was brilliant.
AnMDBCartoon
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I, too read & own that tome in OUR library.
When Mellisa & I began dating All Those Years Ago...we both agreed that it is TRULY a Special Slice Of Life Account that more people should peruse and pay attention to...as opposed to entertaining the misguded notion that all interracial couples are monolithic & exist under the same stereotypical (but we won't go into that here.. circumstances.
For example....taken from MY personal accounts:
http://www.whitewomenblackmen.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13862
I believe I gave ya 'rep' on this too, eh?
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Gerald and Jessie Burlingame have gone to their summer home on a warm weekday in October for a romantic interlude. After being handcuffed to her bedposts, Jessie tires of her husband's games, but when Gerald refuses to stop she lashes out at him with deadly consequences. Still handcuffed, she is trapped and alone. Painful memories from her childhood bedevil her. Her only company is a hungry stray dog and the sundry voices that populate her mind. As night comes, she is unsure whether it is her imagination or if she has another companion: someone watching her from the corner of her dark bedroom
As a reader, you are pretty much inside Jessie's mind for the entire ride - and it was disturbing.
I completely understand the perspective you and Melissa shared after reading the book. And I had not read the thread where you referenced it before. Thank you for pointing it out.
Paella
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So I saw this book mentioned somewhere in the net and I was curious, so there I went to Amazon to check it out and buy it, and while I was checkig, the site "adviced" another "similar" one, which by the title, was tempting. And once I was there, I bought a third one, nothing to do with the previous two.
So here are the titles.
First one: ACT LIKE A LDY THINK LIKE A MAN - Steve Harvey
I found it amusing and kind of a "sociological study" of how relationships work in the USA.
Second one: HOW TO LOVE A BLACK MAN - Dr. Ronn Elmore
I actually didn't read it all, just flicked through it and realize it was addressed for black women... found it... don't know... weird, wonder what black women think about it, really...
Third one: CHOP WOOD CARRY WATER - Various authors
This is on my bed table right now and I open it on a random page and read. I discard the "hard core" zen and underline what appeas to me.
So here are the titles.
First one: ACT LIKE A LDY THINK LIKE A MAN - Steve Harvey
I found it amusing and kind of a "sociological study" of how relationships work in the USA.
Second one: HOW TO LOVE A BLACK MAN - Dr. Ronn Elmore
I actually didn't read it all, just flicked through it and realize it was addressed for black women... found it... don't know... weird, wonder what black women think about it, really...
Third one: CHOP WOOD CARRY WATER - Various authors
This is on my bed table right now and I open it on a random page and read. I discard the "hard core" zen and underline what appeas to me.
pettyofficerj
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:smt115
Relationships with black men are pretty afro-centric in the states. The author's main audience is most likely to be black women, so he has to appeal to them. Although, someone could have left any notions of color out, and just written a book for women in general.
Cannondale
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You ain't Neva lied! This is a weird ass book!
And the description of how REPULSED she was when he climbed on top of her before she knocked his ass out..
*Wow. Talk about when keepin it real goes wrong! Lol
Blacktiger2005
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-Sexual Life Between Blacks and Whites: The Root of Racism by Beth Day
-Judo: History, Theory, Practice by Russian President Vladimir Putin
-The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek
-Judo: History, Theory, Practice by Russian President Vladimir Putin
-The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek
AnMDBCartoon
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I don't think so. I think it's more "what interests you right now" not "look at me". I have found some good reads by just looking at what others are listing here. Compared to to some threads round here this one is far and above.