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agardenandlibrary · 1 year

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new episode of my podcast Backlog Books is out now (link in pinned post)

Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson

I really enjoyed this book! A young woman in a post-society collapse Toronto must call on the spirits to help the man she loves escape from danger, only to find that the danger is coming for her as well. And when it does, it will wear a familiar face.

Ti-Jeanne’s journey begins in limbo, with a new baby, separated from the man she wants, reliant on her grandmother and chafing against that bond. But also unsure what to do or even what she wants to do. By the end, she’s more sure of herself, knows more and knows how much more there is to know, but she’s also still becoming. It’s not all resolved, but she’s finally the one doing the deciding in her own life.

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#cara reads brown girl in the ring #brown girl in the ring #nalo hopkinson #my book picture #backlog books podcast

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thereisasunnydaywaitingforyou · 1 year

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On “Brown Girl”, Aaradhna addresses the issues we have in the world regarding discrimination towards others, and being happy in your own skin. Every day different walks of people are looked down upon, all because of their physical appearance. People still haven’t grasped the concept of ‘not judging a book by its cover’. This song encourages people to be true to themselves no matter what anyone else thinks or says, regardless of what race, skin colour or gender they are.

[Verse 1] I'm more than the colour of my skin I'm a girl that likes to sing All I know is what's within Not just a brown girl in the ring Go to school and learn their ways Told how to think and what to say While my mother says to pray I pray for better days God please help them see They ain't no different from me Not above, not beneath Teach them equality

[Chorus] I'm not just a brown girl In the ring I'm a girl That likes to sing I'm not just a brown girl In the ring I'm a girl That likes to sing

[Verse 2] I'm more than what they think of me More than the colour tones that they see More than urban, R&B More than the slang that I speak Close your eyes, don't say a word Don't speak about what you seen or heard Let's pretend that it's okay Just the way the devil likes to play Look in my eyes, look in my eyes I can't lie, I can't lie All these years of my life I'm judged from the outside

[Chorus] I'm not just a brown girl In the ring I'm a girl That likes to sing I'm not just a brown girl In the ring I'm a girl That likes to sing

[Verse 2] I'm more than what they think of me More than the colour tones that they see More than urban, R&B More than the slang that I speak Close your eyes, don't say a word Don't speak about what you seen or heard Let's pretend that it's okay Just the way the devil likes to play Look in my eyes, look in my eyes I can't lie, I can't lie All these years of my life I'm judged from the outside

[Chorus] I'm not just a brown girl In the ring I'm a girl That likes to sing I'm not just a brown girl In the ring I'm a girl That likes to sing

[Bridge] And if you don't know by now (if you don't know by now) Time will show you what I'm talking 'bout Said if you don't know by now (if you don't know by now) Time will show you what I'm talking 'bout I'm talking 'bout

[Chorus] I'm not just a brown girl In the ring I'm a girl That likes to sing I'm not just a brown girl In the ring I'm a girl That likes to sing

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#aaradhna #brown girls #brown girl in the ring #desi #india #desi girls #poc #dark girls #desiblr

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abookishidentity · 29 days

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Books read in March 2024

-Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss started and finished on March 1, 2024 - 4/5 stars. Quick read as it was a short book. I enjoyed it. Took me a while to figure that a character was an actual character in the book and not just a made up name.

-Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn started March 3, 2024 and finished March 7, 2024 - 4/5 stars. Who wouldn't want to read a book about retired assassins doing what they do best? I feel like I would have liked it more if I was in my 60s and menopausal.

-Bloodchild and other stories by Octavia Butler started March 8, 2024 and finished March 9, 2024 - 4/5 stars. Octavia Butler had some interesting ideas for Science Fiction. Made me realize I should read more of Octavia Butler and or sci fi by people of color

-The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd started March 9, 2024 and finished March 14, 2024 - 5/5 stars. Great book. The backstory and connection between all the characters was sweet. Make me think about how the situation could have been solved a different way but if it was then the book wouldn't have happened so whatever.

-Africa Risen edited by Sheree Renée Thomas started March 15, 2024 and finished March 20, 2024. - 4/5 stars. Some really cool ass science fiction stories in here. I should check out the authors involved.

-The Book of M by Peng Shepherd started March 20, 2024 and finished March 27, 2024. - 5/5 stars. This book is devastating and so good. I thought it would be just about the man searching for his wife but it was so much more. I thought about this book the next day so thats something. Question: Are you the same person if you have the memories but not the same body?

-Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson started March 28, 2024 and finished March 29, 2024. -4/5 stars. Interesting story. Book was written in an certain way so it took me a while to get used to it. Makes me think I should check out this authors other books.

-A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen started March 30, 2024. I haven't finished it yet. I have read three other books by this author so I know it's going to be good.

Book I DNFed

-A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan - The plot sounded interesting to me. I couldn't get into it though.

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john-hc-doe · 1 month

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Brown Girl in the Ring

Boney M.

#brown girl in the ring #boney m #¿ʞʎpʍʻᒋꓨ

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notchainedtotrauma · 11 months

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In this, Ti-Jeanne's vertigo is both the apprehension of unlived possibilities and the salvific irruption into consciousness of discredited sensation, of other ways of living, other modes of life that provide a dizzying sense of vivifying potentiality.

from Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World by Zakiyyah Iman Jackson

#Zakiyyah Iman Jackson #Nalo Hopkinson #Brown Girl In the Ring #Ti-Jeanne #Blackness as possibilities #surrounded by vulnerability

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its-jackiemcsoup · 4 months

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Felt cute. Eyeliner was mint. Filters were hittin.

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witchthewriter · 7 months

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@moonyssmommyy.

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h-o-n-e-y-y-y-y · 8 months

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got my hair done today 🍫✂️

#me #personal #selfie #girl #self #brunette #brown eyes #long hair #freckles #smile #new hair #nose ring

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foreshvdowing · 3 months

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i’m at d&d, tell me what you’re doing in my ask box!!

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ween3r · 3 months

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i see you everywhere i go

#emo girl #alt girl #grunge #self portrait #girls with piercings #dimple piercings #snakebites #lip piercing #nose ring #red hair #brown eyes

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adrianainla · 2 years

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#beauty #los angeles #jewelry #rings #nails #brown girl #chicana #street fashion #aesthetics #Latina brand #joyas #Aztec

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h-o-n-e-y-y-y-y · 6 months

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long time no see

#me #personal #selfie #girl #self #brunette #brown eyes #long hair #freckles #smile #wavyhair #car selfie #nose ring

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nicoscheer · 8 months

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Oh my fuckin god please be real please be real 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

What the fuck is going on call the doctor I’m dead

Oh my lord I just realized Miles posting the tlsp one means that him and Alex talked about it they discussed what songs to play together and and 😭😭😭🤯like they sat down together during the time they both had off and Alex invited Miles to open for them and then they talked bout playing together on stage again and planned their week together in Ireland

The two of them miss performing together just as much as we miss seeing them together and it’s always nice to know that the feeling’s mutual

Also Miles probably telling Alex that he enjoys singing their songs but that it just isn’t the same as knowing Alex is right there beside him barely an inch between them shouting the words together into one mic out into the awaiting audience to hear them reflected back thousandfold

The way he’s vibing while filming 🫶🏽🥹🐢 also that mean that he surely also was there yesterday with Rosie watching the Strokes; imagine just casually standing next to the Miles Kane during a festival like sorry to whoever’s onstage (unless it’s AM) but there a new main act now