However, that's no problem if the journey is a good one. Obviously, it's about romance and you pretty much know what essentially is going to happen from the opening pages. No one can mess you up like your parents!īooks like this you don't really read for the plot. On the one hand, I do admire her for this, but it's also sad because she's so strong and commanding when dealing with other men but so weak to her father. She feels a loyalty to him, even though he's always neglected her for his alchemy. If I were her, I would have left him behind ages ago if possible. If someone tries to take advantage of her or lie to her, she calls them out on it and defends herself. She is well-educated and doesn't conform to society's expectations of her. Of course, I'm a sucker for period pieces, but, hey, this was definitely a good one, even coming on the heels of Grave Mercy.
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It begins by introducing an unnamed black protagonist, whom Rankine refers to as you. Learn more about Citizen: An American Lyric with a detailed plot summary and plot diagram. A mixed-media collection of vignettes, poems, photographs, and reproductions of various forms of visual art, Citizen floats in and out of a multiple topics and perspectives. Rankine’s The White Card is a moving and revelatory distillation of racial divisions as experienced in the white spaces of the living room, the art gallery, the theater, and the imagination itself. Claudia Rankines Citizen: An American Lyric Plot Summary. One year later, the second scene brings Charlotte and Charles into the artist’s studio, and their confrontation raises both the stakes and the questions of what-and who-is actually on display. Their conversation about art and representations of race spirals toward the devastation of Virginia and Charles’s intentions. The scenes in this one-act play, for all the characters’ disagreements, stalemates, and seeming impasses, explore what happens if one is willing to stay in the room when it is painful to bear the pressure to listen and the obligation to respond.Ĭlaudia Rankine’s first published play, The White Card, poses the essential question: Can American society progress if whiteness remains invisible?Ĭomposed of two scenes, the play opens with a dinner party thrown by Virginia and Charles, an influential Manhattan couple, for the up-and-coming artist Charlotte. The White Card stages a conversation that is both informed and derailed by the black/white American drama. The entire adventure is very Pretty-Little-Liars-esque, complete with little pink slips and spicy blackmail. However, Shara - who bears a striking resemblance to Sara Cameron from Netflix’s “Outer Banks” (down to the iconic upturned lip) - spices things up when she makes out with Chloe in the elevator and then stages her own disappearance, leaving Chloe to team up with her classic-jock boyfriend and her obsessed-with-the-girl-next-door/bad boy neighbor to solve the mystery. She makes it her singular goal to become valedictorian, her only real competition being the most popular girl at school, Shara Wheeler. “I Kissed Shara Wheeler” follows protagonist Chloe Green, who moves to Alabama and is one of the only students at her intensely Catholic high school who is openly queer. Also integral to these plot points is how these places help McQuiston’s characters learn more about their identities. Indeed, McQuiston’s characters often find themselves isolated in new, strange places (which could be towns, countries, even timelines) and are lucky enough to find someone who changes everything for them, for better and worse. In “I Kissed Shara Wheeler,” McQuiston’s latest foray into the world of young adult romance, readers meet another set of couples grappling with much of the same challenges as those in “One Last Stop” (2021) and “Red, White & Royal Blue” (2019). With two New York Times Bestsellers already under their belt, author Casey McQuiston’s latest book released to much anticipation. Just when she can hardly remember if she’s ever been happy, she learns a lesson about patience and perseverance from an old crow. It’s here in an institution that opened in 1878 and was originally called the Provincial Lunatic Asylum that Ruby Jean learns to survive isolation, boredom, and every kind of abuse. I never learnt much bout ledders and numbers, an I sure never got to go home." Short-listed for the 2010 Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature, the 2010 Snow Willow Award and the 2011 CLA Young Adult Book Awardīorn with Down syndrome, Ruby Jean Sharp comes from a time when being a developmentally disabled person could mean growing up behind locked doors and barred windows and being called names like "retard" and "moron." When Ruby Jean’s caregiver and loving grandmother dies, her mother takes her to Woodlands School in New Westminster, British Columbia, and rarely visits.Īs Ruby Jean herself says: "Can’t say why they called it a school – a school’s a place you go for learnin an then after you get to go home. There is something uniquely American about the self-reliance of this character, something that goes beyond Chandler’s brilliant descriptions of the burned-out landscape of modern California. Marlowe has taken his place among characters of American myth, with Natty Bumppo, Captain Ahab, Huckleberry Finn, and Thomas Sutpen. Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade, although well known, is developed in only one book and lacks the psychological depth of Marlowe. Marlowe has become a central figure in the myth of the detective the only comparable characters would be Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, even though they are quite different from Marlowe. This recognition amounts to more than exposure in multiple media it is an indication of the legendary or even mythic proportions of Chandler’s creation. A series for radio and one for television were based somewhat loosely on Chandler’s character. Marlowe has been interpreted on film by such diverse actors as Humphrey Bogart, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, George Montgomery, Robert Mitchum, James Garner, and Elliot Gould. Several of his novels, and especially Farewell, My Lovely and The Big Sleep, have been filmed repeatedly both were filmed again during the 1970’s. This recognition results in part from the wide exposure and frequent dilution Chandler’s work has received in media other than print. Many people who have never read a single word of Raymond Chandler’s (1888–1959) recognize the name of his fictional hero Philip Marlowe. You will not find this information anywhere else. Filled with musical and cultural insights that only these insiders can provide, it includes the most in-depth look at the acrimonious 2000 parting with founding guitarist Dickey Betts an intense discussion of Betts and Duane Allman's revolutionary guitar styles and thorough behind-the-scenes information on the recording of At Fillmore East, Layla, Eat a Peach, and other classic albums. One Way Out is the most complete exploration of the Allman Brothers music yet written, tracking the band's career from its 1969 formation through its historic 40th-anniversary star-studded Beacon run, right on up to today. John, and many other band friends and associates. Interviewees include band members Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe, Butch Trucks, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Chuck Leavell, Jack Pearson, Jimmy Herring, David Goldflies, and the late Allen Woody plus Eric Clapton, Tom Dowd, Phil Walden, Billy Gibbons, Dr. This oral history of the Allman Brothers Band has been culled from hundreds of hours of interviews, all conducted by award-winning author and journalist Alan Paul, of Guitar World magazine. I'd highly recommend this, it helped me to understand why racism is such a problem today, where it's roots lie and why it won't just go away if we ignore it. I always enjoy audiobooks more when read by the author and Akala does a great job of taking you through his book in a lively and passionate manner which certainly adds to the personal accounts raised by the author. This goes beyond the obvious incidents of racism, such as overt name calling and racially motivated violence and in to the far more damaging and covert world of institutional racism that exists within not only the nations institutions of power but in peoples subconscious thoughts and actions. This book is both an excellent account of the experiences of a mixed race boy growing up in 80's/90's London as well as a dig deeper in to the Empirical history of England and how that has shaped the nations views on race and colour and how they continue to manifest themselves today. I always felt that Akala was able to cut straight to the heart of whatever matter was being discussed and have been a keen follower of him since. A Very Interesting and Challenging Listenīeing a big fan of Frankie Boyle I've seen a number of Akala's appearances on his panel style show. As her roots in the place deepen so too does her clandestine relationship with the young Dr. Gibb takes us on a journey back to Haile Selassie's Ethiopia, and tells the remarkable story of Lilly's discovery of an unexpected place for herself within the walls of the ancient city of Harar, a revered centre of Islam, unique in its language, customs and beliefs. As Ethiopian refugees gradually begin to fill the flats of the housing estate where she lives, she begins to share her longing for a home in that distant land and her heartbreaking search for her missing lover, Aziz. In the racially charged world of Thatcher's London, Lilly, a young, white, Muslim nurse, struggles in a state of invisible exile. From award-winning and bestselling author Camilla Gibb comes a richly imagined narrative of one woman's search for love and belonging cast against a nuanced portrait of political upheaval. Will the two be able to patch things up before the final lights out? Olive is sure she’ll have the best time at summer camp with her friend Willow – but while Olive makes quick friends with the other campers, Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows – Olive. It’s s’more than Olive can handle! The stress of being Willow's living security blanket begins to wear on Olive and before long…the girls aren’t just fighting, they may not even be friends by the time camp is over. From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Kayla Miller comes a graphic novel about venturing off to summer camp for the first time and stepping out of one's comfort zone, navigating new experiences, and the satisfaction of blazing your own trails. Turn off your phone and huddle around your proverbial fire: this story is compulsively readable, infinitely complex, and-in every sense-magical. Like Kaikeyi’s enchanted threads, Vaishnavi Patel weaves an intricate tale of motherhood, fate, courage, sacrifice, and the nuances of female power. But in defying destiny, Kaikeyi puts herself in the path of angry men and vengeful gods-and the choices she makes will determine not only her legacy but the future of all women in her kingdom. Through guile and nerve, she elevates herself to the status of warrior, diplomat, and, eventually, the king’s most valued advisor and confidant. Not content to be a passive daughter or a silenced wife, Kaikeyi cultivates a secret magic, one which allows her to manipulate the capricious threads of power around her. Kaikeyi lives in a world shaped by the whims and ambitions of men, her value determined by the arrangement of stars and potential marriage alliances. Gods, prophecies, magic, monsters-these essential elements of fantasy are given striking new life in Kaikeyi, a reimagining of the vilified queen from Hindu mythology. The best retellings are ones that surprise and enthrall, yet feel so resoundingly true and timeless that you can picture yourself hearing them for the first time huddled by firelight. |