21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May
I learned so much from all three of these books, but also they each have great lines that I played with in my mind for a while after hearing them. They all taught me about essential human experiences, about how the world has been shaped and who for, and the strength that can be found in sharing our world with others. All three I would recommend to any and everybody, and are ones I know I’ll go back to multiple times through my life.
What about you guys? Did you manage to find some good quotes? Anyone else have trouble with the specificity of that and choose to change the prompt a little this week?
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You often mention how much you took away from this James Baldwin book. I think I need to add it to my list of books I want to read before I leave this world.
I haven’t finished any of his other books, but I’ve heard great things, so I imagine any of his books that appeal to you would be as good! I mostly liked this one because he has a wonderful way with words and was able to convey some ways of seeing the world and feeling as a Black man that helped me to understand better what that experience can be like. And not just that, but he talks about lots of other things (there’s a great passage about the difference between Black and white American music that was just *chef’s kiss*) in ways that had me re-reading and pausing to mull, which always makes me pleased! I hope you do give him a try – even if it’s not for you, it’s good to have sampled! This one’s a short book, so also wouldn’t take you long I don’t think!
I went with Terry Pratchett quotes, but I like the choice to go with whole books instead.
Honestly it was laziness, but thanks! I need to read Terry Pratchett – I loved Good Omens and have since realized that most of what I enjoyed (the dark humour and eccentricity) were probably Pratchett as I haven’t found them in the few of Gaiman’s I’ve tried to read, mostly only to DNF. But Pratchett’s work is a bit intimidating, and I’m not really able to handle intricate sci-fi or fantasy, so I don’t know where to start or if it’ll work for me! I enjoy quotes from his work though, so I’ll head over and check yours out!
Some books have so many good quotes that it’s better to list the entire book anyway.
You are completely right!
Some more books for my list! 🙂🙂
Haha! Glad to help!