There are years that ask questions and years that answer.

First of all, I can't believe that I'm only just reading this for the first time. It's so amazing.

Their eyes were watching God is a brilliantly written classic chronicling much of the life of Janie. It's part love story, very literary and definitely about figuring yourself out. We see throughout the course of the novel the inner transformation of Janie as she figures out what she wants and needs from life, and what she's willing to put up with from others.

This has been on my tbr for a while, and I finally listened to it thanks to the NPR Planet Money team reading the whole book as a podcast episode, lol. Anyways, this was an unexpected delight! I had no idea what the book was about before reading it, and I really liked the exploration of what it means to be wealthy, or a person of significance, and the idea of creating oneself.

Very interesting history of money and how it has changed and been changed by the western world over time.

A cool, short graphic novel about black folks in the Wild West times (well, during Reconstruction). It also has a ton of history in the back after the comics

Omigosh this collection of short stories is fucking brilliant! Danielle Evans weaves a story like you wouldn't believe and manages to pack so much into a small space. These stories are razor sharp and right on the nose. I would give this collection 7 out of five stars. Damn.

Provocatively weird.

A phenomenal collection of stories. Deesha Philyaw explores all the secrets hidden under your auntie's church hat and good Sunday wig. The church mothers got nothing on her razor sharp insight. There are no misses here! I would give this six out of five stars if I could!

A good introduction to love languages from the perspective of your relationship with God (or vice versa). Honestly this could have just been an online resource to go with the Five Love Languages book rather than a book of its own. It's kinda like a devotional, or a long blog post.

Lecrae's story provides a necessary perspective in contemporary Christian culture, and his openness and vulnerability were so important. There were some true gems in here. The only negative is that this book could have benefited from a stronger editing process. The writing was inconsistent and quite weak in some places, and there were some typos and grammatical errors that should have been caught before publication. That being said, this is probably great on audio, as the writing style lends itself well to that format.