bailedDNF
Really disappointed to not be finishing this book but its epic scope & length is just not something my brain is taking in right now.
I can tell it‘s very well researched & written, and Robin Miles is an excellent narrator, so it‘s not the book, it‘s me.
“The night clouds were closing in on the salt licks east of the oxbow lakes along the folds in the earth beyond the Yalobusha River.”
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
pick“Most of them care nothing whatever about race. They want only their proper place in the sun and the right to be left alone, like any other citizen of the republic.” -James Baldwin
I read this for #sharonsayso‘s book club and loved it. It‘s a well researched history of the Great Migration (1915-1970), when Black people escaped the injustice, degradation, and racism of the Jim Crow south by going north and west. Often to be faced with more ⬇️
pickThere were a few times I found the time jumps confusing - I wasn't sure where I was or who I was with - but aside from that, this was a great family saga read with excellent narration from Bahni Turpin.
Finished in September but I read it for a big chunk of August so I‘m counting it here!
✅ Black history
✅ biography
✅ US history
pickI finished this epic history/biography about the Great Migration, the period of time between 1910-1970 when Black people escaped the south to get away from Jim Crow laws only to be welcomed in the north & west with more racism.
I love how the author chose 3 delightful people who migrated & fully shared their stories while tying it into a broader scope of American history. I‘m grieving not being able to read about them anymore.
#SummerEndReadathon
August round-up of completed reads: I inadvertently made it a month of women authors...love that! The tagged book was my personal pick.
So far I‘ve read 56/120 pages toward my #20in4 Readathon goal. I need to finish by Friday for book club (271 pages to go)!
I just noticed when I posted this picture it says at the top, “…an absolute delight to read.” I must not have gotten to the delightful part yet! 😅 Though I would say it‘s definitely “profound” & “necessary.”
I‘ve also read 11 pages from Beyond the Hundredth Meridian- it‘s my “purse book” since my other book is 600 pages.
