Summary James Baldwin paints a realistic and tactile picture of young love in the middle of a suffocating social dynamic. Tish and her soon-to-be husband are navigating their romance when he is charged for a crime that he did not commit and his future suddenly hangs on the testimony of a key witness. Tish finds…
Category: Book Reviews
Book reviews for every book that I am reading on my journey to reading 1,000 books before my 40th birthday!
Feminism Is For Everybody by Bell Hooks
Summary Bell Hooks offers a stark criticism of the complexities of feminism. She delves into the callous tactics employed by racists, misogynists and classists alike to undermine the progress of women…especially that of Black women. She discusses the historical racial trauma of slavery and the periods of oppression and segregation that followed. The text clearly…
Never Trust the Husband by Jessica Payne
Summary A thriller that begins with a whirlwind romance and a happy engagement and ends with the vengeance spawned from an untimely death, this book took me on quite the ride. When a bubbling bride is presumed dead, what can those closest to her do but suspect others that were close to her? Who could…
I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan
Summary This book is a journey through aging gracefully and all the drama and amusement that can come along with it. Georgia is reaching a milestone birthday and is in a period of change in her professional and personal lives. Facing spending the rest of her life alone, she reaches back into her dating history…
Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Summary Mamba Mentality is a 2018 autobiography by Kobe Bryant that offers insights into what it takes to become one of the most dedicated and accomplished athletes in sports history. The book takes the reader through the history of how a young, teenaged Kobe Bryant was drafted right out of high school into the National…