LA LA IN THE LIBRARY: TELL ME TUESDAY #381 - Last. Now. Next. - June Reading Wrap-Up #AmReading #BookGiveaways

LAST. NOW. NEXT.

NUMBER THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE

JUNE 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. I am curious why people read what they read, so tell me!

MY PREVIOUS TMT

2022 A YEAR OF BLACK AND NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHORS

GOODREADS

★★★

ADULT FICTION

STANDALONE

CONTEMPORARY

HISTORICAL FICTION ELEMENTS

JAMAICAN CULTURE

Published 2020 - Own Ebook

I had a couple of problems with this book. The author puts forth that all White people daydream about being slave owners. Her Jamaican-American characters all retain their patois creole to the point they are difficult to understand even years after they've been in the United States; including professional career people. I don't know any Jamacians who speak patios creole except for some cultural idioms sprinkled in when they are talking to other Jamaicans, even those who haven't been here very long. It was weird. However, the historical parts about the horrible effects of Colonialism on Jamaica were extremely informative.

GOODREADS

★★★★★

DOUBLE BIOGRAPHY

BLACK HISTORY

HARLEM

Published 2019 - Hoopla Borrow

This book is fantastic! If you are looking for a title to read for Black History Month next year, look no further! It's more than just a double biography of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes; it's also an interesting historical account of the Harlem Renaissance, Harlem, and Black American history in general. The writing is full of life. I'm listened to an audiobook from Hoopla and the narrator is wonderful, too. I am already a big fan of Langston Hughes; his poetry is about the only poetry I enjoy, but I didn't know about all the short stories he wrote. I will be going on a treasure hunt for those. I had been kicking myself for not getting around to reading Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Hueston, but now I'm glad I didn't because I think I will get so much more out of it knowing Hurston's life story.

GOODREADS

YOUNG ADULT

STANDALONE

PARANORMAL - HORROR

1990s

Published June 28th 2022 - NetGalley ARC

I am already greatly disappointed. This is YA and already the MF word has been used and there was a very VERY vulgar statement made about male genitalia. I'm only 10% in. Obscenities and vulgarities are not edgy, authors need to stop making teens think it's cool. They are just normalizing disrespectful behavior. I hate it. This is an ARC from a PREVIOUSLY favorite author, so it isn't breaking my Black and Native American authors challenge rule.

GOODREADS

ADULT FICTION

STANDALONE

HISTORICAL FICTION

1960s CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Published November 2020 - Hoopla Borrow

I might go back to this and I might not. Even though the topic is interesting the writing is very basic. Descriptions are just long strings of simple words strung together most of the time. I got bored. Hoopla has this shelved as Historical Fiction, but I gather that this author is a Romance author? I have also seen it shelved on Goodreads as Romance, so it might not be to my liking anyway.

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