Redbone by Ron Stodgill
2011/11/13
I finished reading Redbone-Money, Malice and Murder in Atlanta by Rod Stodgill. I didn’t want it to end. I ended up liking it a lot, because it opened a little window in to African American life in Atlanta, and the history of African Americans there. The victim, perpetrator and author are all African American, and I realized how little white people (including me) read about things that happen to African Americans, by African Americans. I would imagine something written by an African American would be more authentic to an African American. Anyhow, I checked to see if Stodgill had written any other books and he hasn’t (as of 2007), but I’m going to investigate further. I liked his writing.
I’m now reading Driving with Dead People by Monica Holloway. It hooked me right away. I like it already. Haven’t read much because I’ve been so busy.
2011/12/14 at 11:39 am
My gosh. I don’t know how I lost track of you. I just found a list of posts I’m supposedly following on WP and there you were.
Anyhow – now I’ve got you back on MY list, as opposed to the WP list, which I find cumbersome and not helpful. Hope your holiday season is joyful. I’m looking forward to browsing backward and seeing what you’re reading.
2012/01/11 at 9:11 am
Have you read “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison … (it’s a classic).. I read it in 1980, it may have been a little over my head back then (I was in high school), but I read it again about 5 years ago. Great book.
Hope you’re having a happy new year!
Tony