thefreeblackwomenslibrary's Reviews (13)

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

Freshwater

Akwaeke Emezi

4.0
reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Sensual Faith: The Art of Coming Home to Your Body by Lyvonne Briggs

Sensual Faith: The Art of Coming Home to Your Body

Lyvonne Briggs

3.75
hopeful informative reflective slow-paced
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi

Little Rot

Akwaeke Emezi

4.0
dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emezi is  a bold and courageous writer 
Belonging: A Culture of Place by bell hooks

Belonging: A Culture of Place

bell hooks

4.75
hopeful informative medium-paced
bell hooks forever!! 
Erasure by Percival Everett

Erasure

Percival Everett

4.25
challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

5.0
dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

Nightcrawling

Leila Mottley

2.75
dark sad tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole

How to Find a Princess

Alyssa Cole

3.25
lighthearted slow-paced
Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals

Alexis Pauline Gumbs

4.0
hopeful informative inspiring mysterious
A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

A Kind of Freedom

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

3.75
emotional slow-paced
Diverse cast of characters: Yes