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“All literature may be protest, but not all protest is literature.”’ “If we cannot understand ourselves, we will not be able to understand anything” This might be the second nonfiction book I’ll actually complete. @thebookjoint_ #booksaremyfriends #booksarecool #booksarefun #booksarethebest #bookreviewer #bookrecommendation #bookishfeature #bookishglee #bookbloggers #bookbloggerlife #readingislife #readingismagic #readingislit #readingisawesome #bookreviewersofinstagram #mybookfeatures #bookreview #readingcommunity #bookishpost #bookishlife #jamesbaldwin #readersgonnaread #readerslife #readingaddict #readingcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CqaeouTrVXQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

happy new year 🖤🖤 the year just started and it's already a mess, this is probably gonna be a wild one . . . . . . . . #readingislit #booksaremagic #currentlyreading #goodreads #bookpics #benjaminaliresáenz #danbrown #thedavincicode #red #picsart #edits #editing #photography #photographer #photooftheday #shadows #bookshopping #booksarefun #booknerd #booksaremylife #newyear #2020 #newyearsresolution #readingistherapy #reading #cold #winter #bookshelf #thesongofachilles #madelinemiller https://www.instagram.com/p/B601ZSGAMqA/?igshid=1ssvnhnz2cyr6

"Do you ever feel like an outcast? You don't have to fit into the format Oh, but it's okay to be different..." . . . . I am listening to Ava Max so decided to share a bit of her song. . . . #avamax #listening #bookblogger #bookphotography #bibliophile #bookseverywhere #eachpage #readabook #reader #booksarefun #booklover #bookobsessed #obsessedaboutbooks #booksaremylife #booksofinstagram #lineofbooks #booksinlife #booksarealive #readingcommunity #readingaddiction #readinglife https://www.instagram.com/p/B3KfjcoAbKm/?igshid=1q706l38bkn2o

APRIL WRAP-UP: 🔸The Haunted Boy by Carson McCullers. This contains three short stories, all very melancholic and beautifully written. 🔸White Teeth by Zadie Smith. Really enjoyed this one but it is not flawless. 🔸Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee. I appreciated the story but didn’t get along with the narrative style. 🔸Time’s Arrow by Martis Amis. This book was not for me and despite being quite short it was pretty tedious to read. 🔸The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston. I had the same problems I had with Jasmine and Time’s Arrow. Not a fun of the narrative. 🔸Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan. I was so mad when I finished reading this book because I wasn’t a fan of some of the decision Sullivan took but as a whole it was a very entertaining read. 🔸Circe by Madeline Miller. I finished it this morning but I read the majority in April and it will become one of my favorites this year and it is my favourite read of the month. Miller’s both writing style and story-telling abilities just work for me and I cannot wait for her to publish another book. • • What were your favourite books this month? 🧡 • • #carsonmccullers #whiteteeth #zadiesmith #bharatimukherjee #thewomanwarrior #riseofempire #circe #madelinemiller #greekmythology #retellings #unitedbookstagram #bookstagramit #bookstagramista #readingwrapup #booksaremagic #booksarefun #booksarebetter #readpile #stackofbooks #booksofinsta #readergram #librosgram #bookstagramespaña #leoyrecomiendo #bookishpost #bookishfeed #bookishfeature

I've given into the hype I've been hearing about 'The Lunar Chronicles' and bought myself 'Cinder' .... The moment I finish my re-reads of the Harry Potters, I will move onto this! I'm pretty excited to see what it's all about, and I love twists on fairytales!

I haven’t read enough of this man since Giovanni’s Room. If this is anything like it, I know I’m in for it. In a good way. #booksaremyfriends #booksarecool #booksarefun #booksarethebest #bookreviewer #bookrecommendation #bookishfeature #bookishglee #bookbloggers #bookbloggerlife #readingislife #readingismagic #readingislit #readingisawesome #bookreviewersofinstagram #mybookfeatures #bookreview #readingcommunity #fridaypost #bookishglee #bookishpost #bookishlife #bookphotograph #bookphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CeW9AOVviMb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“There were times when he did hear echoes, but always they were couched in tones which, living as a Negro, he could not answer or accept without losing face with the world which had first evoked in him the song of manhood” “Never had he had the chance to live out the consequences of his actions; never had his will been so free as in this night and day of fear and murder and flight” This phenomenal novel by the late Richard Wright had me going at page one. The story is a slow burn that features Bigger Thomas, a young black man who kills a white girl in panic. Bigger as a character did a full three sixty with me. From the beginning, his lack of accountability and insensitivity was a setup for a deeper, more contradictory inner mindset of a black man who feels as though his life has already ended. Realistic and profoundly sad, this book was like a somber cello playing at dusk. The writing was remarkable-lush and careful. I could tell that Wright really wanted to paint a bittersweet picture for Bigger and his relationships with his family, girlfriend, and the white family he worked for. There was one part of the book where it gets heavy handed on explaining the roots of prejudice in America which I couldn’t read through in one sitting, but it remained a keystone for the book. I recommend this book highly if you want to read about a black man feeling alive in the midst of committing murder, a black man feeling powerful in choosing something that’s solely his in a world that charts his end. @thebookjoint_ #booksaremyfriends #booksarecool #booksarefun #booksarethebest #bookreviewer #bookrecommendation #bookishfeature #bookishglee #bookbloggers #bookbloggerlife #readingislife #readingismagic #readingislit #readingisawesome #bookreviewersofinstagram #mybookfeatures #bookreview #readingcommunity #bookaddict #booknerdigan #bookishpost #bookishlife #bookishphotography #readingaddict #bookishglee #bookishcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRdTrzL4vc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“The aim of the dreamer, after all, is merely to go on dreaming and not to be molested by the world. His dreams are his protection against the world” “Terrifying, that the loss of intimacy with one person results in the freezing over of the world…And terrifying that the terms of love are so rigorous, its checks and liberties so tightly bound together” “So what can we really do for each other except-just love each other and be each other’s witness? And haven’t we got the right to hope-for more?” Another novel down by James Baldwin and I immensely enjoyed this. Another Country heavily examines the attitudes and bias the white world has regarding black people as well-like his other novels-dives into the unforgiving and mixed feeling relations between two men. The novel is heavily narrated by white voices-struggling writer Vivaldo; Cass who simply wants someone to notice her; and gay actor Eric who’s heart is torn between a past love and a current one. Rufus-a black musician and Eric’s past love-sets the story in motion and while his time was short, it was I’m peaceful in how the world saw him, and therefore he succumbed to others people’s gazes. I loved his sister Ida’s intense and challenging view on white people and how she was unafraid to let people know how black she was and how white the people around her were. Heavily recommend! #booksaremyfriends #booksarecool #booksarefun #booksarethebest #bookreviewer #bookrecommendation #bookishfeature #bookishglee #bookbloggers #bookbloggerlife #readingislife #readingismagic #readingislit #readingisawesome #bookreviewersofinstagram #mybookfeatures #bookreview #readingcommunity #readerlife #readingaddict #readingislife #readingismagic https://www.instagram.com/p/CkW3_nJLaxj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=