TELL ME TUESDAY
NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO
LAST. NOW. NEXT.FEBRUARY READING WRAP-UP
TELL ME TUESDAY is a floating feature, depending on your reading style, where you tell us what you read last, what you are reading now, what you will be reading next from your TBR pile, and why.
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I am curious why people read what they read, so tell me!
ONE BOOK A WEEK
In 2025 my goal is to continue to keep my reading down to one book a week.
MONTHLY THEMES
My March reading theme is women authors for Women's History Month.
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(4.5)
LITERARY FICTION
STANDALONE
HISTORICAL FICTION
HUCKLEBERRY FINN RETELLING
FRIENDSHIP
SLAVERY
Published 2024 - Libby Borrow
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James is a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from Jim the runaway slave's point of view. It was my first book for Black History Month. All in all it was brilliant, but in the last chapter the author threw in the "all White people" sentiment, as in no White people actually helped Black slaves or wanted an end to slavery out of the goodness of their hearts; there was always an ulterior motive. I don't understand how authors of books with diverse content don't see how blanket statements like this, in the most part, undo all the previous "education" a White reader has taken in, as to the truth about how many Civil War era Whites' actions weren't as benevolent as they wanted people to believe. I always think about how the selfless Quakers seem to always be left out of these stories. I have seen this sentiment in some contemporary books, also. Anyway, what I am trying to say is when people are made to feel like nothing they do is genuinely heartfelt, or good enough, they might just say why bother. Hence the 4.5 star rating.
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NONFICTION
ANTHOLOGY
MODERN BLACK CULTURE
BLACK ARTS
BLACK VOICES
Published 2020 - Own Ebook
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This is a collection of works: art, photos, poetry, essays, dialogues, recipes, tweets and more, telling the story of what Black artists are creating today. It was my second Black History Month title. It's an extremely interesting and informative book.
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LITERARY FICTION
BOIS SAUVAGE SERIES #3
BLACK CULTURE
NYT 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Published 2017 - Libby Borrow
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I was unaware this book was part of a series! It worked well as a standalone, though. I am going to read the other two in order. Jesmyn Ward is one of my favorite new to me authors.
(not yet rated)
MIDDLE GRADE
STANDALONE
HISTORICAL FICTION
BLACK HISTORY
Published 2018 - Libby Borrow
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This story has sexual thoughts in it and in my mind this content is not appropriate for Middle Grade age (ages 8-12) readers. I haven't decided what to star rate it yet.
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MEMOIR
CULINARY
BLACK CULTURE
BLACK FOOD HISTORY
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY
Published 2019 - Own Ebook
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This was my fifth book for Black History Month.
(not yet rated)
YOUNG ADULT
PET SERIES #1
SCIENCE FICTION - FANTASY
Published 2019 - Own(ed) Ebook
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I deleted this book from my Kindle library if that tells you anything.
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(3.5)
MEMOIR
BLACK CULTURE
LGBTQ
CELEBRITY LIFE
Published 2024 - Libby Borrow
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I love RuPaul, but he really needed a ghost writer. The timeline was confusing. I would think I was reading about 28 year old RuPaul and then I realized I was reading about nineteen year old Ru because there were no clear cut transitions. It was also a bit repetitive. One thing I have admired about RuPaul is how well-spoken he is during interviews, but not in this book. I'm sure he was aiming to please a different fan base with this story, so I understand. However, an editor should have caught how many times he used the D-word. Ha ha. It was overwhelming. I was pleased other obscenities were used in moderation and within context. This was my seventh and last book for Black History Month.
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(4.5)
LITERARY FICTION
STANDALONE
CONTEMPORARY
KOREAN CULTURE
THE HUMAN CONDITION
NYT 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Published 2007 - Own Ebook
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My first Women's History Month title.
MEMOIR
BLACK VOICES
BLACK HISTORY
Published 1942 - Own Ebook
ADULT FICTION
COMPANION BOOK - THE WICKED YEARS
FANTASY
OZ RETELLING
WITCHES
Publishes March 25, 2025 - Edelweiss DRC
FEBRUARY READING WRAP-UP
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BOOKS READ
SEVEN
ARCS
NONE
PHYSICAL BOOKS
NONE
EBOOKS
FOUR
AUDIOBOOKS
THREE
MANGA - GRAPHIC NOVELS - COMICS
NONE
MIDDLE GRADE
ONE
YOUNG ADULT
ONE
ADULT FICTION
TWO
NONFICTION
THREE
RE-READS
NONE
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2025
YEAR TO DATE TOTALS
BOOKS READ
11
(three books ahead of schedule)
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NONFICTION 4/6
MIDDLE GRADE 1/12
NATIVE AMERICAN/FIRST NATIONS AUTHORS 1/4
MUSIC 0/4
PLAYS 0/4
BACKLIST ARCS 0/4
CLASSICS 0/6
RE-READS 0/4
FREEBIES/99¢ KINDLE BOOKS 0/4
NYT 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST 1/4
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MIDDLE GRADE - 1
YOUNG ADULT - 2
ADULT FICTION - 4
NONFICTION - 4
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GRAPHIC NOVELS/MANGA - 0
AUDIOBOOKS - 3
EBOOKS - 8
PHYSICAL COPIES - 0
BORROWED - 7
ARCS - 0
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