So, I don't update this because while I find news and culture blogs easy and enjoyable to read....they are hard as hell to maintain. I also have no wish to air my secrets. So, how about a cross? Public Journal? Sure. Why not?
My latest love affair is with Edward P. Jones. Despite my spending problem I went on Amazon.com and bought his book. It was only 4.90 which is how amazon.com gets me in trouble. I am currently reading "All of Aunt Hagar's Children." I was afraid at first that this author would bore me or depress me but now I am filled with pleasure. Yes, pleasure. I don't think I've been this in love with a book since Toure's Soul City. Which still almost topped Toure's The Portable Promised Land: Stories. All of Aunt Hagar's is up there. The stories mainly take place in Washington and make me jealous that I don't live there. It is really hard for me to pick a favorite so I won't. He switches from first person narrative to third person narrative and he slips on each well. The word that really comes to mind is original when I think about this book. Some of the stories might break your heart a little but you end up being okay with it. The stories also tend to travel time. Most seem to be based in the past and the ones that seemed to be based in the here and now draw on the past. I have been trying to get my sister to read more for pleasure and I think this book will go on the list.
I love reading African American fiction but with the new found popularity of "Urban Fiction", I decided to give up the ghost. I still read some African American fiction but not a lot. I am looking to change this.
During the writing of this post, the author discovered that Toure has a collection of articles called "Never Drank the Kool-Aid" on sale for about six dollars total (including shipping and handling) on amazon.com. She had to sit on her fingers...for now. This might last til Tuesday when she gets some money.
