Happy Wednesday, one and all! With Juneteenth Day just around the corner, I would like to take a moment to step back from fantasy this Pride Month and focus on the power of a different kind of story: Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison.
This will not be a typical tasting of the story. A sip of the introduction, a sip of the first chapter. And so very much to savor.
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As always, I welcome recommendations of classic, contemporary, and indie stories to read here. x
Read on, share on, and write on, my friends!
As always you are a great support to authors my lady. x
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Thanks you, Lady Shey!
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I’ve never read anything by him. I should rectify that.
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Invisible Man stays with you through the years. I can attest to that. x
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Fascinating. He also wrote ‘The Invisible Man’.
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Yes! I read that in my school days, and some passages haunt me still.
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Goodness gracious Jean, your reading performance is wonderfully professional. This is such powerful language, dripping with poetic resonance.
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Thank you so much! Reading books here has brought me so much joy. 🙂
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Beautiful prose, important message. Thanks for sharing with us, Jean.
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And thank YOU for listening! Portions of Ellison’s Invisible Man haunt me still…
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Thanks, Jean! It’s now on my list! Happy Juneteenth. If you haven’t seen the HBO Watchman episode about the Tulsa massacre, it’s an eye-opening experience and shameful part of American history.
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Thank you for the recommendation!
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