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The Legendary Scarlett and Browne (The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne #3)

The Story of Flowers: And How They Changed the Way We Live

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The Legendary Scarlett and Browne (The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne #3)

Jonathan Stroud

The death-defying conclusion to the "audacious," "razor-sharp," and "raucous" exploits of the notorious outlaws Scarlett and Browne from the bestselling author of Lockwood & Co., Jonathan Stroud.Throughout their lawless careers, Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have gotten out of trouble by shooting first, then running away. Now that's no longer an option. In this non-stop thrill-ride of a novel, we witness Albert’s return to the terrifying Stonemoor prison, follow Scarlett’s search for her long-lost brother, see a town besieged by the cannibal Tainted, and join the final confrontation against the cruel forces of the Faith Houses.Along the way, our rebellious anti-heros will have to face up to the secrets of their past, and accept the challenge of shaping a better future.

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list of author's recommendations

in case anyone wants to do some further reading, i've made a list of all the books/authors mentioned by charmaine wilson at the end of black cake: https://pagebound.co/lists/d1914e6a-0e0a-4c79-93fe-a7d182964bb5

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The Book of Night Women

Marlon James

The Book of Night Women is a sweeping, startling novel, a true tour de force of both voice and storytelling. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they and she will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age and reveals the extent of her power, they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings and desires and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman in Jamaica, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. Lilith's story overflows with high drama and heartbreak, and life on the plantation is rife with dangerous secrets, unspoken jealousies, inhuman violence, and very human emotion between slave and master, between slave and overseer, and among the slaves themselves. Lilith finds herself at the heart of it all. And all of it told in one of the boldest literary voices to grace the page recently--and the secret of that voice is one of the book's most intriguing mysteries.

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A Brief History of Seven Killings

Marlon James

On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Marley would go on to perform at the free concert on December 5, but he left the country the next day, not to return for two years. Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters—assassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghosts—A Brief History of Seven Killings is the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath, from the streets and slums of Kingston in the 70s, to the crack wars in 80s New York, to a radically altered Jamaica in the 90s. Brilliantly inventive and stunningly ambitious, this novel is a revealing modern epic that will secure Marlon James’ place among the great literary talents of his generation.

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A Small Place

Jamaica Kincaid

Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright, A Small Place magnifies our vision of one small place with Swiftian wit and precision. Jamaica Kincaid's expansive essay candidly appraises the ten-by-twelve-mile island in the British West Indies where she grew up, and makes palpable the impact of European colonization and tourism. The book is a missive to the traveler, whether American or European, who wants to escape the banality and corruption of some large place. Kincaid, eloquent and resolute, reminds us that the Antiguan people, formerly British subjects, are unable to escape the same drawbacks of their own tiny realm—that behind the benevolent Caribbean scenery are human lives, always complex and often fraught with injustice.

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caribbean diaspora/history recs in 'black cake'

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books and authors that are recommended by charmaine wilkerson in the epilogue of 'black cake', about the caribbean/mainly jamaican diaspora, chinese-caribbean history and caribbeans in the commonwealth. fictional and non-fictional.

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The Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile Environment

Finding Samuel Lowe: China, Jamaica, Harlem

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Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 3.5Characters: 2.0Plot: 3.0

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Black Cake

Charmaine Wilkerson

We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become? In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor’s true history, and fulfill her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right”? Will their mother’s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever? Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.

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I'll Give You the Sun

Jandy Nelson

At first, Jude and her twin brother Noah, are inseparable. Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude wears red-red lipstick, cliff-dives, and does all the talking for both of them. Years later, they are barely speaking. Something has happened to change the twins in different yet equally devastating ways... but then Jude meets an intriguing, irresistible boy and a mysterious new mentor. The early years are Noah's to tell; the later years are Jude's. But they each have only half the story, and if they can only find their way back to one another, they'll have a chance to remake their world. This radiant, award-winning novel from the acclaimed author of The Sky Is Everywhere will leave you breathless and teary and laughing—often all at once. Printz Award Winner Stonewall Honor Book.

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Bad books deserve consequences

Does anyone chuck there books when they suck? I hated this one book soooo much i threw it at a wall while sitting in a little nook type area, mind you i was in a semi public place so a couple people have asked if it was my book and i would say “yes it is” some picked it up for me and gave it to me i said “thank you so much” then chucked it again once they left. Ive thrown books and punched books and once drop kicked a book. I hate hurting books but these ones deserved it. Am i crazy or do other people do this too?

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vasilissa

what makes a good adaptation?

similar to the title: what are your thoughts on adaptations? do you like it when your favourite books are turned into movies and tv series? are you more like "i like whatever you do to the original text, it's just an inspiration" or "everything needs to be exactly the same as in the book"? (and a question conmected to that: what is the best adaptation in your opinion?)

i'm mostly on the "i like whatever you do, it's just an inspiration" even though i like to feel that the creators of movie/tv series know the book really well and just love it, you can always feel it when the og text is respected haha and i don't really mind changes to plot/characters as long as it makes sense???

anyways i want to know your thoughts and feelings on this 🙂‍↕️✨

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