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Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar

medium-paced

3.0

i am so glad and honored to be able to know Ona Judge's story but hated the way this was written. all of the must haves and perhaps felt so disrespectful to assume the way that Ona Judge would of felt, as if she was not a real person and  just an accumulation of modern assumptions of enslaved black women.

Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison by Nell Bernstein

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.75

not the best book ever written on juvenile justice system but i did learn a lot. 

Envelope Poems by Emily Dickinson

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i just was not ready for that fisting scene. cannot believe i read this for class and discussed with my professor

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i liked the cover better than the story lol. rather boring but quick,overall eh.

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

3.75

I definitely wouldn't have picked this up on my own but it was for my black woman writers' class

Beloved by Toni Morrison

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i really appreciated reading this in a class because i definitely didn't understand everything. but with my lovely classmates n Dr. Zelaya i was able to dive into this masterpiece.

Passing by Nella Larsen

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

i love love the queer subtext in this book. also a good dissection on the fragility of race in the U.S.

The Two Offers by Frances E.W. Harper

fast-paced

4.0

first story we read in my black women writers class. thought that the intentional spaces in descriptors was very impactful. also love character juxtaposition.

The Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.5

one of the best books i have ever read. should bee required reading for everyone.