Comments on: Second Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge, Weekly Update #4

By: Angelia

Angelia — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:32:04 +0000

Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Danzy Senna – Completed 4 Stars
Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead – Completed 4 Stars
Life is Short but Wide – J California Cooper Completed 3.5 Stars
The Long Fall – Walter Mosely Completed 4 Stars
A Fortunate Age by Joann Rakoff Completed 3 Stars
Sisters and Husbands by Connie Briscoe Completed 4 Stars
The Shack by Wm Young
Keep the Faith by Faith Evans
Maynard and Jennica Completed 3 Stars
Fledging by Octavia Butler
Finding Joy in Pain by Roslyn Wyche-Hamilton
Up Pops The Devil by Angela Benson Completed 3.5 Stars
Sinful Too by Victor McGlothin Completed 3.5 Stars

Nine completed, Four to go…

angelia

Angelia´s last blog post..Sometimes…

By: APOOO

APOOO — Sat, 02 May 2009 14:02:44 +0000

Good to see everyone diligently attacking their Second Qtr. Challenge list…someone might win that amazon.com gift certificate this qtr…and oh yeah I haven’t forgotten about last quarters bookmarks…working with designer now to revise the artwork and then off to the printer we go.

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:56:10 +0000

I read seven of the thirteen last month. May will be more demanding and my time for reading will be limited, so I hope to read at least three on the list.

(1) The King’s Rifle – Biyi Bandele (4/3)
(2) Sag Harbor – Colson Whitehead
(3) Lost River – David Fulmer (4/4)
(4) Rush Home Road – Lori Lansens (4/11)
(5) Mudbound – Hillary Jordan (4/8)
(6) Beulah Hill – William Heffernan (4/13)
(7) Ella Minnow Pea – Mark Dunn (4/7)
(8) Shadow Valley – Steven Barnes
(9) Lover Man – Geneva Holiday
(10) Black Water Rising – Attica Locke (In Process)
(11) Quakertown – Lee Martin
(12) Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man – Steve Harvey
(13) The Color of Lightning – Paulette Jiles (4/9)

By: nicole098

nicole098 — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:49:52 +0000

6 books left to complete
1.Hood Life-completed
2.Playing Dirty-completed
3.2′s Enough 3′s A Crowd-completed
4.Where Theres Smoke-completed
5.A Rose Among Thorns-completed
6.Black And Ugly As Ever-completed
7.The Ski Mask Way-completed
8.Betrayed
9.Stained Cotton
10.The Pink Palace
11.We Belong Together
12.Down Low Double Life
13.Summer’s Distant Echoes

By: Lashanda

Lashanda — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:25:04 +0000

I have completed Drama in the Church and More Drama in the Church both by Dynah Zale, Playing God by Michelle McKinney Hammond and The Single Mom’s Little Book of Wisdom by Cassandra Mack which is not on my list. Currently reading That Devil’s No Friend of Mine by JD Mason (not on my list) and will be starting Single Mama Drama by Kayla Perrin.

By: Leona

Leona — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:51:05 +0000

4 down 9 to go

1. Thirsty-Mike Sanders——————-FINISHED
2. Wrongfully Mine-Isadore Johnson
3. Disciplined-Allison Hobbs
4. Push Comes To Shove-Oasis
5. Ruthless Dictator-Rumont Tekay———–FINISHED
6. Uncrossing Her Legs-T.D. Patterson —–FINISHED
7. Glory-Deborah Jones————————FINISHED
8. The Raw Essentials Of Human Sexuality-D.V. Bernard
9. Obsessed-Delilah Devlin
10. Auctioned-Kimberly Kaye Terry
11. Butta Cuttz-Arlene Brathwaite ( smile Jennifer)
12. Wild Innocence-Moody Holliday
13. Officer Down-Mo Shines

By: Terra Little

Terra Little — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:49:49 +0000

Yaz,

Get well soon!

By: Nardsbaby

Nardsbaby — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:53:02 +0000

Strapped by Al- Saadiq Banks – Finished (Week One)

From A Thug 2 A Man by C-Note – Finished (Week Two)

Murder On The Down Low by Pamela Samuels Young- Finished (Week Three)

Love Lost Da Game R. Trent Rose- (Currently Reading)

Naughty 2 My Way Or The Highway by Brenda Hampton

Mistress Me by Venesha

Money Sex & Murda by Real Live

Shameless Hoodwives by Mink & Diamond

Single Husbands by Honey B

Something Like Beautiful by Asha Bandele

The Tommy Good Story II Leondrei Prince

The Hood Life by Mink & Diamond

Wrongfully Mine by Isadore Johnson

Nardsbaby´s last blog post..Nardsbaby gave 5 stars to: Murder on the Down Low

By: Karen Lemmons

Karen Lemmons — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:49:14 +0000

I am pleased to report that I have finished two books as indicated by the asterisk. I still have quite a few more books to read, but I remain hopeful that I will meet the challenge or at the very least give it my best effort!

Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
*Leaving Cecil Street by Diane McKinney-Whetstone (finished reading)
The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Donovan’s Double Trouble by Monalisa DeGross (children’s)
Run, Jeremiah Run by Mabel Elizabeth Singletary (children’s)
*Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs The Space Mission Adventure by Sharon Draper (children’s) (finished reading)
Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs Stars and Sparks on Stage by Sharon Draper (children’s)
God Only Knows by Xavier Knight
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins
Something Like Beautiful One Single Mother’s Daughter by Ashe Bandele
The Devil’s No Friend of Mine by JD Mason
Bird by Zetta Elliott (children’s)

By: Ms. Toni

Ms. Toni — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:59:50 +0000

Finished book ten – KISSING THE MAN NEXT DOOR by Devon Vaughn Archer. Reading book eleven – From Incarceration 2 Incorporation by J.M. Benjamin & Randy Kearse.