Lavender and Red: Liberation and Solidarity in the Gay and Lesbian Left
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LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other...
Migration, Culture Conflict and Crime
Joshua D. Freilich, Moshe Addad and Graeme Newman
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This title was first published in 2002: The issue of immigration and crime in all of its many...
TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated Wings Like a Dove in Books
Feb 23, 2021
This book was so thought provoking. I really enjoyed getting to know all these characters. They were very well developed and Camille Eide really wrote a great background for the characters. There were so many tough subjects covered in this book from racism, prejudice, preconceived notions and religious persecution. Camille Eide incorporates all these subjects seemingly effortlessly to help make this book a very compelling read and one I found hard to put down. I especially liked how everything pointed back to Gods provision in our lives.
The book did start off a little slow, but once I got into it, I really did enjoy learning about the time period and the characters in the story. The plot was great, it had some great ups and downs and got my emotions readily involved.
Overall, I give this story a 4 out of 5 stars for the great characters, the very compelling storyline and for Camille Eide’s way in dealing with some heavy subjects. I recommend adding this book to you must read pile.
*I did receive this book in return for my honest feedback. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.
Awix (3310 KP) rated The World in Winter in Books
Sep 5, 2019
What makes the book a bit problematic for a modern reader is that some of the attitudes in it feel uncomfortably close to outright racism - it almost feels like a cautionary parable about what would happen if the traditional colonial roles were reversed and Africans were in a position of power over Europeans. That the book is a product of the era when the British Empire was dissolving is obvious, and the racial attitudes do impact on the story - protagonist and antagonist form an alliance at the end, despite a long history of bitter conflict between them, simply because they are both white men and the alternative is to allow Africans to dominate the UK. While the book should be considered in the context of its time, it still leaves a very sour taste in the mouth, quite unlike any of the author's other books.
Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging
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Where are you really from? You’re British. Your parents are British. You were raised in...
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The Women
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A New York Times Notable Book Daring and fiercely original, The Women is at once a memoir, a...
Black Like Me
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In the autumn of 1959, a white Texan journalist named John Howard Griffin travelled across the Deep...
One of Them
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Musa Okwonga – a young Black man who grew up in a predominantly working-class town – was not...
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Nell and Lady
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A heart-stirring novel of family and forgiveness from bestselling author Ashley Farley. In her...
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