Is it ok to “feel a way” when a Caribbean author doesn’t use our language and our culture in their work? We love reading novels and poetry from the Caribbean, especially ones written by Jamaican authors, but are we demanding in our expectations? Also, wtf is magical realism?
Books Mentioned Worth Reading:
A Tall History of Sugar by Curdella Forbes
Here Comes The Sun by Nicole Dennis Benn
PATSY by Nicole Dennis Benn
Like A Real Book Club: Episode 3 - Pages to Screen and Rants in Between
We talk about books that should hit the screens, but not before we struggle to define "gothic novels" as a genre, talk about fast-fashion, and do a small rant about Bookstagram.
But shout Out To Bookstagrammers We Love: @ColourLit_UK, @2Treads and @IfThisIsParadise
Books mentioned that are worth reading:
The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
Here Comes The Sun by Nicole Dennis Benn
The Star Side of Bird Hill by Naomi Jackson
Over The Roofs of the World by Olive Senior
Gardening in the Tropics by Olive Senior
Ammerichannah by Chimamanda Adiche
Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth Warsan Shire