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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=

“Though, if you mean to take me captive, you need only ask. I would come willingly.” — Tahereh Mafi, This Woven Kingdom •——————————————————————————————• This book was one of my favorite reads of February! I love Tahereh Mafi’s writing and this new fantasy world she’s created is breathtaking. That cliffhanger was super evil of course so I’ll be counting down the days until we get a book two!! •——————————————————————————————• #thiswovenkingdom #taherehmafi #yalit #yabooks #ya #yabookstagram #beautifulbooks #bookspines #booksbooksbooks #readerlife #reader #readersofig #readingforfun #readingislife #readingislit #readingisawesome #bookish #coverlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CavhwS9LgOw/?utm_medium=tumblr

💬 Did you pick up any new releases this week or add any to your TBR? . The Iron Raven released yesterday and I cannot wait to get back to this awesome world! I’ll be reading this one ASAP! Thank you to @inkyardpress for gifting me this copy! . . . s u m m a r y ⇣ You may have heard of me... Robin Goodfellow. Puck. Prankster, joker, raven, fool… King Oberon’s right-hand jester from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The legends are many, but the truth will now be known as never before, as Puck finally tells his own story and faces a threat to the lands of Faery and the human world unlike any before. With the Iron Queen Meghan Chase and her prince consort, Puck’s longtime rival Ash, and allies old and new by his side, Puck begins a fantastical and dangerous adventure not to be missed or forgotten. . . . h a s h t a g s ⇣ #TheIronRaven #IronFey #juliekagawa #inkyardpress #yabooks #bookstagram #bookishflatlay #flatlayphotography #flatlayoftheday #aquietstyle #cozyphotography #relaxingwithabook #readingislit #toberead #readerlife #hyggehome #hyggelifestyle #bibliophile #bibliophilelife #bookstagramming #bookcommunity #readingcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CLHlZaknwzc/?igshid=11ybencc8wsbs

Sometimes I read like 'bookmarks are for quitters', other times I can barely handle a chapter... • How much have you managed to read today? • #reading #readmore #readstagram #readersgonnaread #igbooks #bookgram #instabooks #bookmarksofinstagram #bookmark #openbook #bookpages #readingislit #readingismagic #mybooks #bookcollector (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_a0JXWggFY/?igshid=1uptqdmhgubo

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

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=