I started and finished A Sense of Direction in one evening; I couldn't really stop thinking about it, so I couldn't put it down. I found it...
Continue »
This story follows two migrations- one migration of a group of black families of pure heritage who establish (not once, but twice) an all black town for their families alone, and one migration of the women of various races who come one at a time to leave behind lives of pain and live together at the "convent," which is not what its religious title implies. These coexist side by side until the men of the town decide that these women are poisoning their paradise and that there is no choice but to remove them. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
This is a tale about a man living in an assigned identity, breaking free of that, and then at last finding the truth of who he is by finding his family roots and connecting to his forefathers. It is also the tale of a young black man of some privilege learning who he is in relation to the black society around him and the white society beyond that. I couldn't put this book down until I had finished the whole thing.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(3 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
This is a touching and intriguing story of the loss of a child and the one family kept their son as part of their lives even after his passing. It makes a great introduction to the concept of spiritualism and gives readers from any theological background food for thought when considering what waits for each of us in the afterlife.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(0 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
A really neat book! Any linguaphile will enjoy going through this compilation of palindromes collected from various sources and created by the author himself. I've got it as part of my home library.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(0 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.
Don't Miss
Customer Comments
HijabiMamaBabyPajama has commented on (4) products.
Paradise by Toni Morrison
HijabiMamaBabyPajama, March 2, 2009
This story follows two migrations- one migration of a group of black families of pure heritage who establish (not once, but twice) an all black town for their families alone, and one migration of the women of various races who come one at a time to leave behind lives of pain and live together at the "convent," which is not what its religious title implies. These coexist side by side until the men of the town decide that these women are poisoning their paradise and that there is no choice but to remove them. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.(1 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
HijabiMamaBabyPajama, March 2, 2009
This is a tale about a man living in an assigned identity, breaking free of that, and then at last finding the truth of who he is by finding his family roots and connecting to his forefathers. It is also the tale of a young black man of some privilege learning who he is in relation to the black society around him and the white society beyond that. I couldn't put this book down until I had finished the whole thing.(3 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
Afterlife of Leslie Stringfellow: A Nineteenth-Century Southern Family Experiences with Spiritualism by Chism Stephen
HijabiMamaBabyPajama, March 2, 2009
This is a touching and intriguing story of the loss of a child and the one family kept their son as part of their lives even after his passing. It makes a great introduction to the concept of spiritualism and gives readers from any theological background food for thought when considering what waits for each of us in the afterlife.(0 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
From A to Zotamorf: The Dictionary of Palindromes by Stephen Chism
HijabiMamaBabyPajama, March 2, 2009
A really neat book! Any linguaphile will enjoy going through this compilation of palindromes collected from various sources and created by the author himself. I've got it as part of my home library.(0 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)