Linda Chavis

Hi Crystal. I really enjoyed 32 Candles. Im a member of RAWSISTAZ and I believe we are having a Twitter chat with her soon, so if your on Twitter look out for it. You can follow me: LindaChavis to find out when. Our chats are #Blackbookchats

This is what I ended up reading during the challenge: 30 Books/90 Days 2010 Reading List 1. The Living Blood/ Tananarive Due 2. Blood Colony / Tananarive Due 3. 32 Candles / Ernessa T Carter 4. Murder in the Hamptons / Danita Carter 5. Blood On The Leaves / Jeff Stetson 6. Secrets of Newberry / Victor McGlothin 7. Holy Rollers / ReShonda Tate Billingsley 8. Songs of Deliverance/Marilyn Griffith 9. Sins of the Mother / Victoria Christopher Murray 10. Standing At The Scratch Line / Guy Johnson 11. Echoes Of A Distant Summer / Guy Johnson 12. Keeping the Faith /Faith Evans 13. Red Hats / Damon Wayans 14.Who Fears Death / Nnedi Okorafor 15. Buying Time / Pamela Samuels Young 16. Shadow Tag / Louise Erdrich 17. Small Island / Andrea Levy 18. The Cheating Curve / Paula T Renfroe 19. What Mother Never Told Me / Donna Hill 20. Everything You Owe Me / Shay Nolon 21. Diary Of A Stalker / Electa Rome Parks 22. From Cape Town with Love / Blair Underwood/ Due/Barnes 23. Big Girls Do Cry/ Carl Weber 24. Be Careful What You Pray For / Kimberla Lawson Roby 25. Stepping Out On Nothing / Byron Pitts 26. Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go/ Lucille O’Neal 27. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives/ Lola Shoneyin 28. In My Fathers House/ E Lynn Harris 29. Island Beneath the Sea / Isabel Allende 30. Duplicity / Oasis 31. Known To Evil / Walter Mosley 32. Black Diamond 2:Nicety / Brittani Williams 33. Unspoken Lies/ Darrien Lee 34. Lets Get Free: A Hip Hop Theory of Justice / Paul Butler 35. Still Wifey Material: Part 4/ KiKi Swinson 36. My Soul To Keep/ Tananarive Due 37. Jesus Boy /Preston L Allen 38. The Other Wes Moore/Wes Moore 39. Mother Wit / Angelia Vernon Menchan & Dera R Williams 40. The Personal History of Rachel DuPree/ Ann Weisgarber 41. Unraveled/ Maxx Kilbourne 42 Unnappily In Love /Trisha R Thomas 43. The Bourne Objective / Eric VanLustbader 44. Tempted by Trouble / Eric Jerome Dickey 45. More Church Folks/ Michele Andrea Brown 46. The Path To Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey/Walter D Greason 47. A Million Blessings / Angela Benson-Marilyn Griffith-Tia McCollors

And there you have it LiLi

Thank you for saying the same thing I have been saying...sort of..you added depth. LiLi

Hi Troy..first of all..this is probably not going to be a movie all men will be able to watch for several reasons. The stories in the movie were written by a woman as you and most men know. I say most because there are men who have no clue who Ntozake Shange is and her work. That she wrote this on the 70's but that these issues are still with us in 2010. With that said, SOME men will understand that the characters are not a reflection on the majority of men but we can not bury our heads in the sand and say there are NO men who act out in the ways the men on the screen do. In my own life I have know everyone of those men. So, I would say to a man who is willing to go see the movie and judge it on the "entertainment" value alone that it is a good movie based on the acting perhaps not the subject matter. Is it dark, yep. Is it fun, no. But if the man is willing to understand the above I stated, it makes for a great discussion of SOME issues men and women do have.

::poutin:: name left off

I LOVED the movie, will see it again and cant wait for it to come out on DVD.

Thump or anyone..did you read Some Sing Some Cry by Ntozake Shange & Ifa Bayeza..yet..? I just finished it and thought it was great. LiLi

You Tube didnt work..what did they discuss?

Your a THREAD KILLER

And there you have it ! Linda

What she said. It aint complicated. Linda

Stop being evil..people do read that sh*t

Some of the books are in fact more memorable than others. Are you trying to imply that I cant read this many books and get anything out of it? I've been reading since I was born..and frankly I have no idea what in da hail your talking about. I have a suggestion..why dont you join me..instead of trying to figure it out..

This was very good

Updated list of books read so far: What Mother Never Told Me / Donna Hill Big Girls Do Cry / Carl Weber In My Father’s House / E. Lynn Harris The Cheating Curve / Paula T Renfroe Duplicity / Oasis Everything You Owe Me / Shay Nolon A Million Blessings / Angela Benson/Marilynn Griffith/Tia McCollors Island Beneath The Sea / Isabel Allende Be Careful What You Pray For / Kimberla Lawson Roby From Capetown With Love / Blair Underwood Buying Time / Pamela Samuels-Young Diary Of A Stalker / Electa Rome Parks Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go / Lucille O’Neal Sins Of The Mother / Victoria Christopher Murray Songs of Deliverance / Marilynn Griffith Holy Rollers / Reshonda Tate Billingsley Secrets of Newberry / Victor McGlothin

Im on my 18th book and I havent read most of those books LOL I have to post my new list...

Im reading this now and really enjoying the story. I agree Crystal..some of it is brutal to read. I'm only 66 pages in...

I tried and failed to read this...

I agree with you both. I'm loving the McGill character and look forward to the next one. I think we need a movie? Forrest W. as McGill..??

Im weird. I dont listen to music when I read. Now the TV is on..though depending..I may turn it down low..but for some reason my mind wanders to much if muisic is playing HA HA

Im part of a reading challenge on NING and I thought I would share my list I will read over the next 90 days: 1. Betsey Brown / Ntozake Shange 2. The Street / Ann Petry 3. The Salt Eaters / Toni Cade Bambara 4. Brown Girl, Brownstones / Paule Maeshall 5. Blood On The Leaves/Jeff Stetson 6. Sinful / Victor McGlothin 7. Trail Of Crumbs / Kim Sunee 8. Sweeter The Juice / Shirlee Taylor Haizlip 9. Destination Romance /6 authors 10. Standing At The Scratch Line / Guy Johnson 11. Echoes Of A Distant Summer / Guy Johnson 12. Keeping the Faith / Faith Evans 13. Red Hats / Damon Wayans 14. Who Fears Death / Nnedi Okorafor 15. Buying Time / Pamela Samuels Young 16. Shadow Tag / Louise Erdrich 17. Small Island / Andrea Levy 18. The Cheating Curve / Paula T Renfroe 19. What Mother Never Told Me / Donna Hill 20. Jesus Boy / Preston L Allen 21. Diary Of A Stalker / Electa Rome Parks 22. From Cape Town with Love / Blair Underwood/ Due/Barnes 23. Big Girls Do Cry / Carl Weber 24. Be Careful What You Pray For / Kimberla Lawson Roby 25. Stepping Out On Nothing /Byron Pitts 26. Walk Like You Have Somewhere To Go / Lucille O’Neal 27. Brother West Living and Loving Out Loud / Cornel West 28. My Fathers House / E Lynn Harris 29. Island Beneath the Sea / Isabel Allende 30. A Million Blessings / Benson, Griffith, McCollors 31. 32 Candles / Ernessa T. Carter 32. Sins of the Mother / Victoria Christopher Murray 33. Duplicity / Oasis 34. Murder In The Hamptons / Danita Carter

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I feel you Ms Cynique ! I rated it a 3 also.