Books Read in 2005

Submitted by shan2001 on Mon, 07/18/2005 - 10:45
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  1. the Fire Next Time- James Baldwin (4)
  2. the Arrivants- Edward Brathwaite (3)
  3. Invisible Man- Ralph Ellison (4)
  4. Don't Play in the Sun: One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex- Marita Golden (3.5)
  5. the Autobiograpbhy of Malcolm X- Malcolm X; Alex Haley (5)
  6. Communion- bell hooks (4)
  7. Sisters of the Yam- bell hooks (5)
  8. Their Eyes Were Watching God- Zora Neale Hurston *(4)
  9. How to Make Love Like a Porn Star- Jenna Jameson & Neil Strauss (4)
  10. Dark Tower 6: Song of Susannah- Stephen King (3)
  11. Dark Tower 7: the Dark Tower- Stephen King (4)
  12. What the Blues Is All About- Angela Mitchell (3.5)
  13. Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! - Michael Moore (4.5)
  14. Beloved- Toni Morrison (5)
  15. the Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison *(5)
  16. Jazz- Toni Morrison (3.5)
  17. Love- Toni Morrison (4)
  18. Paradise- Toni Morrison (5)
  19. Song of Solomon- Toni Morrison (5)
  20. Sula- Toni Morrison (4)
  21. Tar Baby- Toni Morrison (3.5)
  22. the Philosophy of the Revolution- Gamal Abdel Nasser (3)
  23. the Street- Ann Petry *(5)
  24. The History of Mary Prince - Mary Prince (3)
  25. Quitting America: the Departure of a Black Man from His Native Land - Randall Robinson (5)
  26. As You Like It - William Shakespeare (4)
  27. Henry V- William Shakespeare (3.5)
  28. Dessa Rose- Sherley A. Williams (5)
  29. Uncle Tom's Children- Richard Wright (5)
  30. Persepolis 2- Marjane Satrapi (5)
  31. Macbeth- William Shakespeare (4)
  32. Persepolis- Marjane Satrapi (5)
  33. Embroideries- Marjane Satrapi (3)
  34. No Telephone to Heaven- Michelle Cliff (3)
Author Comments: 

Mostly things I read for classes; didn't have much free time for anything else!

* = Re-read
(ratings: 1= I hated, 5= I loved!)

RosieCotton09/29/2005

What classes are you reading these for? You look like a combination Sociology/English major.

shan200109/30/2005

I'm actually a Black Studies major. Most of these I've read for classes in the major, and some I just read for fun while I had time during the summer.

RosieCotton10/03/2005

Cool. Excellent opportunity to read some great literature.

I read Richard Wright and Ralph Ellison for fun when I was a kid, and Toni Morrison I read for fun as an adult. I read Zora Neal Hurston and Malcolm X for school.