Loving the Brothers by Pamela R. Haynes

 

Hello my lovely readers!

So...I have this skill. Call it a "psychic" skill, if you will. This skill only applies to books, but I can ALWAYS tells if I'm going to like a book or not before I even open it.

When I picked this book out of my "vase of books," I knew...I just knew I would not like it and it would be a DNF. Let's get into it.

SUMMARY
Loving the Brothers by Pamela R. Haynes tells the stories of three different women all connected by the three men they are dating, the Morgan brothers.

Patti is a single mom and senior probation officer trying to get her teenage daughter off to university. Charmaine is a mom of twin toddlers  and in an abusive relationship. Rose is the first lady of her church and mother of five daughters, leaving her with no freedom.

The Morgan brothers are from a close-knit Jamaican family and they don't make life easy for these three women. Together, these three women meet and plan to escape their abusive relationships.

Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath by Heather Clark

 Hello my lovely readers!

Wow. What an exhaustive journey into the life of Sylvia Plath. An absolutely amazing tribute and celebration into her life. Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath  by Heather Clark...let's get into it!

My Life: A Spoken Autobiography by Fidel Castro and Ignacio Ramonet

 

Hello my lovely readers!

I FINALLY finished this behemoth of a book. It only took me 6 years! I started it in 2017 either before or after I went to Cuba because I didn't know a single, solitary thing about Fidel Castro, other than he evokes strong opinions from people.

I just had to be in the right mindset to read this book because if you know me, then you know military history and wars are an automatic snooze for me. I managed to finally finish though, so here we go!

SUMMARY

Based on more than 100 hours of interviews with Fidel Castro conducted in the span of three years, My Life by Fidel Castro covers all aspects of his life. It's the closest to a memoir we'll ever get from the Cuban leader.

Castro  speaks with raw frankness with Ignacio Ramonet about the events of his life and the legacy he hopes to leave behind.

Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor

 

Hello my lovely readers!

Fences...even at the university: big, stone fences--and why? The gates are open, so it's not to keep anybody out or in. Why fences? To get you used to the idea that what they have in there is different, special. Something to be separated from the rest of the world.

So I picked up this book when I was exploring my downtown. I've been trying to find a good used bookstore, but I've really had no luck so far. The bookstores here either don't have a good selection of used books or they just don't have them at all. Le sigh.

I did manage to find Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor (along with Vigilance) so it wasn't a completely wasted trip! Let's get into it. 

SUMMARY

Linden Hills is home to affluent black families. It's the ultimate indicator of "making it," with its showcase homes, elegant lawns and other trappings of wealth. However, those who strive to get in, don't even know what the qualifications are, only that they want to be among the elite.

But once they do get to Linden Hills, the quest continues as the ultimate goal is to get a house on Tupelo Drive. It's the epitome of achievement of visible success. However, getting a house on Tupelo Drive or in Linden Hills will make its residents realize that with the American dream: everything that glitters is not gold. In fact, the price of success may very well be a journey down to the lowest circle of Hell.