a long, necessary, impactful and field molding read. this book is really gonna frame my scholarship and the way i build as a nerdy doctoral student ana long, necessary, impactful and field molding read. this book is really gonna frame my scholarship and the way i build as a nerdy doctoral student and may make me shift my focus from the early 20th century to the late 19th. but, also, on a just literary level, there is a powerful application of language in here, a knitting like quilt like magic that's breathtaking. i think this book (or its well-done audiobook iteration) might be just what everyone interested in understanding slaverys afterlives and modern impact might need. necessary reading. five stars....more
I think Ethel Waters' story, her life experience, was just breathtaking. What a tale to behold, a story of a life filled with hardship and a life wellI think Ethel Waters' story, her life experience, was just breathtaking. What a tale to behold, a story of a life filled with hardship and a life well lived. I learned through this book the queerness of Waters that isn't largely publicized and also recognized the variance in her background, where she came from and where she went. It was just an adventure, so well written, and the audiobook was narrated flawlessly. 5 stars...more
when you read this one slow, its good. like really good. critical. understands itself. doesn't beg or act too much. 4.75 stars. wish Zanga would've stwhen you read this one slow, its good. like really good. critical. understands itself. doesn't beg or act too much. 4.75 stars. wish Zanga would've stabbed that fucker...more
4.75. idk i love miss cynthie. shes a cutie little lady and her growth was fun. i think that this is like one of the better one out of rudolph fishers4.75. idk i love miss cynthie. shes a cutie little lady and her growth was fun. i think that this is like one of the better one out of rudolph fishers work. clear intentions, character growth all around, good shit writ large ...more
4.5 stars. good lil exploration of the impact of colorism and how pervasive it is in the period but simultaneously frustrating. one of hurstons better4.5 stars. good lil exploration of the impact of colorism and how pervasive it is in the period but simultaneously frustrating. one of hurstons better plays. good shit all around....more
**spoiler alert** what a funny little exploration. i think that ,when done well, a hateable protagonist is one of the worlds greatest joys. i hated jo**spoiler alert** what a funny little exploration. i think that ,when done well, a hateable protagonist is one of the worlds greatest joys. i hated joanna so deeply. and yet, i sort of loved this. i think it was dynamic, i think that the variance in people was gratifying, i think it was an adventure. it is certainly not without flaws, and it is a frustrating read. the ending is interesting and I'm not sure if i love it or if i hate it deeply. but the story over all shows a pocket of black life i haven't seen written about before and that was so very interesting to delve into. the minds of these people, their heads, was just so curious. the character development was deep. it really was a character driven story and these people felt real and palpable. i beautiful, strong, impactful 4.5 stars...more
funny lil thing but odd. idk there were some zingers, it was rly good at points, it was weird and misogynistic in others. i found it on the whole okayfunny lil thing but odd. idk there were some zingers, it was rly good at points, it was weird and misogynistic in others. i found it on the whole okay. pretty good, pretty good. I'm not sure i would read it again? but i think it was a good kekeke...more
an excellent exploration of how space functions in theatre, but hard to conceptualize when you’re coming from a strictly literary background. well wrian excellent exploration of how space functions in theatre, but hard to conceptualize when you’re coming from a strictly literary background. well written and considering of different backgrounds and experience. offers unique perspective and thought. a solid 4 star ...more
3.5. this is a funny little story of the south & north & the folks between and i think it holds weight. its good, it reads well. i think my rating is 3.5. this is a funny little story of the south & north & the folks between and i think it holds weight. its good, it reads well. i think my rating is impacted by just not liking some of the aspects of certain stories. i also think the order the stories went in could be improved in order to facilitate reader understanding. this editions' additional essays prove useful in comprehension / analysis. good all around....more
like 2.25. kind of boring but a quick read and interesting enough. the characters felt flat but it is like a 60 page play. i liked the farce of it alllike 2.25. kind of boring but a quick read and interesting enough. the characters felt flat but it is like a 60 page play. i liked the farce of it all and the hehe haha keke of traiwell or however you spell it. it felt like a merry go round in its cyclical nature. i am sure i missed things. but fun journey...more
for an old ass play? 3.75 stars. abolitionist, interesting lil side plot (i love gaming someone) and much better than the original novel. big fair enjfor an old ass play? 3.75 stars. abolitionist, interesting lil side plot (i love gaming someone) and much better than the original novel. big fair enjoy even though some phrasing was odd and some characters were off asl. may return to this later in the career. perhaps. it like if you have to read an 18th century play read this one ...more
if "im not racist i just think black people arent white people" wasn't a book. very exploitive and usually i like to exploit men. rather boring and thif "im not racist i just think black people arent white people" wasn't a book. very exploitive and usually i like to exploit men. rather boring and this is my second time reading it. depressing and aggressive ...more
**spoiler alert** Like a 2.75 - 3 star solid. Idk now that i get the libertine thing i get a point of like the effort of the text. i get the intention**spoiler alert** Like a 2.75 - 3 star solid. Idk now that i get the libertine thing i get a point of like the effort of the text. i get the intention. and it wasn't even dominant that pissed me off. it is the women in this text, it is the willingness of the women to turn on one another quickly, effortlessly, and with reckless abandon. they just are so easily persuaded. by a man girl? i get its the 18th century. buck up!!!! yall. be week in the knees!
but i also feel there was a lot of opportunity in the end and it fell for me. i did enjoy the chaos of it all and dominant is a good hero / villain written
short cute queer little something. it left stuff to be desired but doesn't everything in the world? but for something i read for school it was enjoyabshort cute queer little something. it left stuff to be desired but doesn't everything in the world? but for something i read for school it was enjoyable, brief, and very diverse in set up for the. 18th century. of course i hated the men i would not expect anything else. but a 4 star queer little play ...more
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