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Bezig met laden... Floating in a most peculiar waydoor Louis Chude-Sokei
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Focusing on his childhood and young adult years, Chude-Sokei gives an overview of how black cultures intertwine through parts of the African Diaspora. He has a a first-hand grasp of moving between different cultures and wanting to fit in. Despite the book being a quick read, it leaves a many areas for more in-depth thought and exploration. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"The astonishing journey of a bright, utterly displaced boy, from the short-lived African nation of Biafra, to Jamaica, to the harshest streets of Los Angeles--a fierce and funny memoir that adds fascinating depth to the coming-to-America story"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)979.4History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. CaliforniaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Chude-Sokei writes in a understated way that eschews a lot of editorialising or setting out lessons learned—even when he's talking about some experiences that the reader has to imagine were personally upsetting, if not traumatising. He also forgoes tangents into, say, the specific histories of Black neighbourhoods in Los Angeles or a timeline of the Biafra War. While this means that some readers may not grasp the full import or context of certain events, as a narrative choice I thought it worked, allowing Chude-Sokei to focus on the immediacy of his personal experiences. ( )