Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Not Without Laughter
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
10 posts | 12 read | 19 to read
Poet Langston Hughes' only novel, a coming-of-age tale that unfolds amid an African-American family in rural Kansas, explores the dilemmas of life in a racially divided society.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
ChaoticMissAdventures
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image
Pickpick

I enjoy Hughes writing, this is a coming of age story, with a focus on a cast of characters around our main character Sandy.
His aunt who runs away with the circus is of course my favorite, and I liked how there is a conversation around education which feels timeless.

30 likes1 stack add
blurb
ChaoticMissAdventures
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image

February #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

My bookspin goal is to get all the books off my GR TBR from 2019 off the list. Last month I read 4 and am down to 33 so feel like I am making progress.

Tagged the one I am hopeful for, and will read it no matter if it wins or not!

Librariana I love that you have TBRs based on years and good for you on being so close to completing 2019! 14mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @Librariana it's thanks to Goodreads who will tell you when you added it TBR. I noticed last year I had some from 2013 and was a bit embarrassed! Read them or delete them! I do purge the list a couple of times a year and now it feels more manageable - this doesn't include all the books I bought over the years that sit on my shelves though 🤣 14mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!!! 14mo
25 likes1 stack add3 comments
review
Emilymdxn
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image
Pickpick

I had never read any prose by Langston Hughes before and I‘m very glad I did! This was an incredible very subtle Bildungsroman and I loved aunt hagar particularly. The writing was as gorgeous as I expected from Langston Hughes.

#scarathlon2020 #teamharkness @StayCurious +6 pts

68 likes1 stack add
blurb
BestDogDad
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image

May wrap! My audio time was spent on the 45 hour Ducks, Newburyport read for the #readingenvyreadalong. #maywrapup

Reggie Lol, I was gonna say, doesn‘t Ducks count as 4 or 5 books? 4y
BestDogDad @Reggie Yes, it should! I thought it would never end. 4y
18 likes3 comments
review
BestDogDad
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image
Pickpick

I didn't know of the great Langston Hughes until I read about him last year at the American Writers Museum in Chicago. Sad, really. He is primarily known as an American poet. I decided to try out his prose, and began looking for his novels at bookstores. This was his first novel. Wow. I was blown away. This novel is absolutely fantastic, a masterpiece of storytelling in my opinion. I want to read everything he's written.

15 likes2 stack adds
quote
Romy819
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image
blurb
JazzFeathers
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image

These are the books #OnTheNightstand but l won't come to them so soon. Most of my next read are on my ereader. There's a few novels l've promised to friends l'll read soon and a couple of Netgalley files l want to read before they expire :)

quote
MoniqueReads305
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image

Here is my January TBR. I know it's a little bit late but that's better than never. Not Without Laughter as been on my TBR list for years (well all of them exactly) son In excited to finally get to it. Giovanni's Room is a back just in case I finish the other books before the end of the month.

#TBR #AfAmLit #DiverseBooks

10 likes1 stack add
blurb
ErinC
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image

Every time I tried to set the book down to take a picture, Rory Gilmore (white) and Blanche Devereaux (tan) blocked me or knocked it off the ottoman. Apparently they don't approve of the #childprotagonist #photoadaynov16 #dogsoflitsy @RealLifeReading

Megabooks So cute!! ❤️🐶🐶 7y
PurpleyPumpkin 😂😂😂 7y
TNbookworm Love your pups' names:) 7y
See All 6 Comments
Linsy Cute!! They have the best names. 💖 7y
DebinHawaii Great names! 🐶❤️🐶 7y
LeahBergen ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
38 likes6 comments
quote
nyashajunior
Not Without Laughter | Langston Hughes
post image

"So spoiled with colored folks waiting on 'em all their days! Don't know what they'll do in heaven, 'cause I'm gonna sit down up there myself."