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Maya Angelou recommended Collected Poems in Books (curated)

 
Collected Poems
Collected Poems
Paul Laurence Dunbar | 1993 | Fiction & Poetry
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"When you are put down by the larger society and there’s a poet who compares the color of your skin to chocolate and brown sugar, you fall for it, because you need it. Paul Laurence Dunbar — who was one of the great poets of the 19th and 20th centuries — wrote about African-Americans, and he showed me the beauty of our colors and the wonder of our music."

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Nelson Mandela recommended The Collected Works in Books (curated)

 
The Collected Works
The Collected Works
Karl Marx | 2020
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While I was stimulated by the Communist Manifesto, I was exhausted by Das Kapital. But I found myself strongly drawn to the idea of a classless society, which, to my mind, was similar to traditional African culture where life was shared and communal. I subscribed to Marx’s basic dictum, which has the simplicity and generosity of the Golden Rule: “From each according to his ability; to each according to his needs.

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Lena Dunham recommended There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé in Books (curated)

 
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
Morgan Parker | 2017 | Gender Studies
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"Parker is, quite simply, our best working poet, and she just blinds me with her skill. She somehow makes a book about deep psychic pain (also a meditation on a broken society, no biggie) into something that feels celebratory and joyous. I’m nominating her for the best pop references in poetry award! She is also the funniest on twitter and echoes my judge-y, agoraphobic general mind state, only with pizazz."

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BookInspector (124 KP) rated The Switch in Books

Sep 24, 2020  
The Switch
The Switch
Beth O'Leary | 2020 | Contemporary
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9.1 (7 Ratings)
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The story is told from dual perspectives, and our protagonists in this book are Eileen and Lenna. Eileen is Leena’s grandmother, and they decided to swap their lives. Leena was a successful career woman in London, who was very affected by the death of her sister. Eileen is a 79-year-old woman who is a very active part of village society, and she recently got dumped by her husband.
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Annie Barrows, Mary Ann Shaffer | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (21 Ratings)
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I’ve always believed that you should read the book before it becomes a movie, and I couldn’t be more insistent in the case of “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.” If you read my recently revised review of this book on my blog here, you might understand why I’m avoiding seeing it, at least for now. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/08/01/an-occupied-island-and-unusual-occupations/
  
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Rhiannan Rio Simpson (7 KP) rated Conversations With Friends in Books

Oct 7, 2019  
Conversations With Friends
Conversations With Friends
Sally Rooney | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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6.3 (4 Ratings)
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A fairly decent read. The sytle of writing makes it difficult to follow at times but nevertheless a good story line. I didn't have high hopes for this but I can say I was plesantly surprised. A rather anti climatic ending with suggestions of another book to follow but nothing.
Confusing, funny, difficult yet eye opening read offering an insight to people who struggle to identify with themselves in society.