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God Help the Child
- A Novel
- Auteur(s): Toni Morrison
- Narrateur(s): Toni Morrison
- Durée: 5 h et 45 min
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At the center: a young woman who calls herself Bride, whose stunning blue-black skin is only one element of her beauty, her boldness and confidence, her success in life, but which caused her light-skinned mother to deny her even the simplest forms of love. There is Booker, the man Bride loves, and loses to anger.
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A beautiful story about trauma, childhood trauma
- Écrit par UMUHIRE Victoire le 2022-06-02
- God Help the Child
- A Novel
- Auteur(s): Toni Morrison
- Narrateur(s): Toni Morrison
A beautiful story about trauma, childhood trauma
Évalué le: 2022-06-02
What a beautiful story: captivating, at times sad and heartbreaking, at times hilarious, always thoughtful and honest. The characters are rich in complexity, marked by childhood trauma which affected ever area of their lives.
For me it was the masterful storytelling, the humanity of the characters whom I developed a love for. My favourite part was getting to know Booker and understanding his knee jerk reaction to Bride. Another favourite part was the metamorphosis of Bride and what it revealed the impact of her broken relationship. Masterful executed in deed. I highly recommend this book and will certain re-listen to it again or read the hard copy!!! It was THAT GOOD!
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The Fire Next Time
- Auteur(s): James Baldwin
- Narrateur(s): Jesse L. Martin
- Durée: 2 h et 25 min
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At once a powerful evocation of his early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic, James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil rights movement with this eloquent manifesto. The Fire Next Time stands as one of the essential works of our literature.
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I had to listen to it a few times
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2018-09-24
- The Fire Next Time
- Auteur(s): James Baldwin
- Narrateur(s): Jesse L. Martin
Still relevant in 2022: enlightening and thought full and provoking
Évalué le: 2022-05-31
Excellent listen!
Although I do not agree with the understanding of the History of Christianity ( it is not a white man religion, but rather another exemple of cultural appropriation for oppression as Christianity is an Eastern religion from the Middle East) agree with most of the arguments of Mr. Baldwin that race is a political construct, that white supremacy is the sign of inferiority complex and a manifestation of self-hate and self ignorance, meaning that in order to live and accept himself, the white supremacist must debase the black person. Truly a sad state and I can only play for self love and acceptance of such individuals, to be set free from such a miserable state of mind. Ultimately we are all God’s children and made in his image. Only by truly embracing that truth shall we live together in love, harmony and acceptance, first of self and then of others.
One can dream! And like Baldwin concludes, black history has shown the impossible to be possible!
Peace 🫶🏾
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