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By: Black North American Authors « Diversify Your Reading

Black North American Authors « Diversify Your Reading — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:16:04 +0000

[...] Larsen, Nella (Wikipedia) Quicksand: Reviewed at Paperback Reader [...]

By: winstonsdad

winstonsdad — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:45:51 +0000

i ve not read this ,and am slowly working through maupassants shorts at moment thats enough classic french lit for me at moment

By: Paperback Reader

Paperback Reader — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:43:09 +0000

Aarti, I didn't enjoy the book but did find it very interesting; I wonder whether I will feel the same about Passing. The Circuit provides great insight into such a variety of texts from a movement or writer that otherwise would probably have remained obscure to us as we instinctively go for the more popular text from the oeuvre or era instead.

By: Aarti

Aarti — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:09:26 +0000

Yay for the classics circuit! I don't know if this book appeals to me from an enjoyment perspective, but maybe from a learning perspective it would. I should be getting my book for this tour soon, though I won't be reading it for some time. I'm looking forward to all the reviews, though, to open my eyes to a lot of great authors!

By: Paperback Reader

Paperback Reader — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:22:38 +0000

Jodie, that's a very good way of putting it. I love literature from this era because it mainly deals with the issues, all of which are still pertinent today.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:55:41 +0000

This is a great tour stop and yet anothre book to add to my list. I think there's a lot of what one blogger recently called double diversity in literature from this time, as womens rights and gay rights started to emerge alongside racial politics.

By: Paperback Reader

Paperback Reader — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:27:50 +0000

Verity, I'm sure the Hurston biography will tell you more; I didn't want to write a lengthy recap of it as Rebecca has done that on the Classics Circuit site. There was a Zora event at the Women's Library last week that I wanted to attend but it was the same night as book group .

Naomi, I am so envious of your trip to New York! It is my destination #1. May I suggest The Group and Breakfast at Tiffany's? I love planning holiday reading.
Quicksand is very interesting.

Danielle, I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed Passing and plan to read it today. Hope you enjoy the tour and it's only my last paragraph that has spoilers really but best to read it once you've read book.

Rebecca, exactly: novels like this one raised the bar and what may have seemed provocative to readers eighty years ago isn't to us because changes came.

I agree that the Harlem Renaissance literature that I have read so far isn't just about race but is political in so many ways.

Thanks for hosting such an interesting tour!

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:40:21 +0000

"probably by today's standards" interesting how cutting edge is no longer cutting edge — that's why someone has to go to the edge in the first place I guess.

It seems so much of the Harlem Renaissance literature is about so much more than race. It really puts the era in perspective when we hear about a women issue novel like this too….not just a race issue novel.

By: leaningtowardthesun

leaningtowardthesun — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:18:56 +0000

I read Passing yesterday and did enjoy it so I'll be excited to see what you thought of it. I didn't read your review (thank you for the spoiler alert) of Quicksand because I have it on my shelf to read soon. I love reading about the Harlem Renaissance and will have to check out the tour.

By: Bloomsbury Bell

Bloomsbury Bell — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:22:34 +0000

This sounds interesting – I am going to New York in April so need to start thinking about my holiday reading!