One of those books that you read and must read to fully gain understanding of what certain people go through in life, but you don't really enjoy it because it hits too close to home. I should probably read this again one day. I can't say I'll do it any time soon, though.
The year is 1952. An aspiring author, encouraged by some of the most reputable artists of his day, comes from the Harlem Renaissance with a debut novel that leaves readers speechless. The story begins with one of the most vivid introductions and jumps into a first chapter that is enthralling. Critic...
I have a long history with Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. For my high school AP English class we were assigned to read Ellison's magnum opus over the summer, and annotate each chapter, only to re-read the entire thing as a class that fall. Last winter, The Huntington Theatre in Boston staged the nov...
I read this in graduate school. I recall from looking at my journal back then that it was a book that made an impression. Yet I felt that I missed bits and pieces as I read it. It raised a lot of questions for me back then, which is probably the sign of a good book.
OK, I'm going to make this brief. Mainly because I read this back in my college days. It was the required reading for my English class. It still remains one of the most important books I've ever read and it has stayed with me. While it is clear that Ellison's invisible man is so because of race and ...
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