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Not Without Laughter (Dover Thrift Editions) - Community Reviews back

by Langston Hughes
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Reading Slothfully
Reading Slothfully rated it 7 years ago
It seems that we're in Kansas, in an African American community, in 1912 and beyond. Whenever I go on vacation, I try to read some books by African American authors. I think I only managed this one this year. The issue for me, is that I can't possibly understand other people, unless I learn about th...
catpdx
catpdx rated it 11 years ago
Doesn't much hold together as an actual novel - some passages feel patched together, while major events are brushed over in a few sentences. Sandy is somewhat of a weak protagonist; much of his growth is explained in paragraphs of prose, rather than through his own actions or agency, and he's rarely...
elisas8
elisas8 rated it 13 years ago
"When you starts hatin' people, you gets uglier than they is - an I ain't never had no time for ugliness, 'cause that's where de devil comes in - in ugliness!""...I knows there ain't no room in de world fo' nothin' mo'n love. I knows, chile! Ever'thing there is but lovin' leaves a rust on yo' soul...
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