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Blackbookshelf.com Book Reviews

Books Reviewed:

Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory

By David Blight

"Race and Reunion is a rich contribution to the growing field of historical memory. David Blight puts a new and important spin on the impact of the Civil War on the collective American psyche from the war's turning point in 1863 until 1915."

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-- BlackBookshelf.com Review

Soul by Soul : Life Inside the...
by Walter Johnson

"...the slave market was a place where race was given shape on a daily basis.  More than on the plantations, the market in human beings provided the context for buyers and sellers to dehumanize, stereotype, and commodify African Americans."

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-- BlackBookshelf.com Review

Civil Rights Childhood
by Jordana Y. Shakoor 

"This works functions as history as well as literature: the personal narrative is informative about pivotal historic events and the text is readable and displays the wit, craft, humor, dedication, and conviction of two generations of Jordan authors."

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-- BlackBookshelf.com Review

The Farming of Bones
by Edwidge Danticat

"The novel provides a remarkable panorama of life for Haitians living in the Dominican Republic, looking at what life was like in a time when the lines between the two countries weren’t so clearly drawn."

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-- BlackBookshelf.com Review

Them Dark Days : Slavery in the American...
by William Dusinberre

"Them Dark Days offers a vivid reconstruction of slavery in action; while it conveys the atmosphere and daily routine of the plantations, it also sets the analysis of slave culture within a wider context of health, discipline, privilege, and psychology."

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-- Amazon.com

Spurious Issues
by Rainier Spencer

"The author makes solid arguments borrowing from history and philosophy as he argues that both racial and multiracial categories are problematic."

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-- BlackBookshelf.com Review

The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley

"In his autobiography, Malcolm not only dismantles many of the pillars of American racism through humor, wit and irony, but he offers up his story as a testament to the depths of degradation that a soul can sink to by believing in the myths of America."

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-- BlackBookshelf.com Review

The Fire Next Time
by James Baldwin

"Baldwin is one of the most profound black writers of the 20^th Century, and in his narrative he critiques America, racism and separatism, and uses his wit and pathos to deal with the questions of separation, nationalism and competing racial ideologies."

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-- BlackBookshelf.com Review

Touched
by Linda Armstrong-Miller

"In her debut novel, Linda Armstrong-Miller takes on child abuse, rape, murder and the saving of tormented souls . . . 'Touched' dares to show the dark-side of man whether we want to see it or not."

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-- Denise Fleischer GWN Online, Editor

 

Alley Katt
by Derrick Bonner

"This is much more than your basic revenge story. It is a sizzling mix of romance, humor, and fantasy, with fast paced storytelling, hip urban flavor, topical subject matter and lyrical sexuality as well."

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-- Books 'N Beats

 

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