MidwestDiva, I do reccomend that you read "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison. I read that book years ago in high school and even back then it made me cry even though I can now say that I understand what was happeening with an even greater magnitude than I did back then. Unfortunately, b/c I am still in school and working and involved in numerous activities on campus I find it very hard to read a book/novel simply for my own enjoyment.
However, every once in a while I get a chance to read a book for a class that I like, such as Octavia Butler's "Kindred".
BTW, can someone tell me what E. Lynn Harris' "Not a Day Goes by" is about, since you all seem to have enjoyed it? I thought about joining that book club on Blackplanet but haven't gotten around to it yet.
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