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Summary: A Very Enjoyable Read
Review: I have recently taken on the project of reading all the classic novels I was suppose to care about in high school and college. I started with Langston Hughes.
I found the introduction to this book most helpful in understanding where Mr. Hughes was writing from. It is odd how little has changed from pre WWII society to today. If you are looking for a wonderful look into the African American mind and world, this is the book to read. Such a vast array of different stories, form merchant steamer to Harlem to South America, this book has it all. I especially recommend you to spend time reading "Cora Unashamed" I read it four times in the first sitting and have now revisited it a number of times finding hidden colors and tones that are remarkable.
Rating:
Summary: A Very Enjoyable Read
Review: I have recently taken on the project of reading all the classic novels I was suppose to care about in high school and college. I started with Langston Hughes.
I found the introduction to this book most helpful in understanding where Mr. Hughes was writing from. It is odd how little has changed from pre WWII society to today. If you are looking for a wonderful look into the African American mind and world, this is the book to read. Such a vast array of different stories, form merchant steamer to Harlem to South America, this book has it all. I especially recommend you to spend time reading "Cora Unashamed" I read it four times in the first sitting and have now revisited it a number of times finding hidden colors and tones that are remarkable.
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Summary: The BEST insight in the human condition
Review: If you want to read some really deep and powerful insights into the human condition, check out "Mary Winowsky" (written when LH was in HIGH SCHOOL!), "The Gun," Fine Accomodations," "One Friday Morning," "The Little Virgin," "The Young Glory of Him." These stories will make you weep and think about the everyday people you pass in the street and wonder about the stories they may have inside of them. This book should be in EVERY literature class!This book tells more than just what it is to be Black, it says a lot about being human.
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Summary: The BEST insight in the human condition
Review: If you want to read some really deep and powerful insights into the human condition, check out "Mary Winowsky" (written when LH was in HIGH SCHOOL!), "The Gun," Fine Accomodations," "One Friday Morning," "The Little Virgin," "The Young Glory of Him." These stories will make you weep and think about the everyday people you pass in the street and wonder about the stories they may have inside of them. This book should be in EVERY literature class! This book tells more than just what it is to be Black, it says a lot about being human.
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Summary: WONDERFUL!
Review: THIS BOOK IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE!I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED LANGSTON HUGHES WHETHER IT WAS HIS POETRY OR HIS SHORT STORIES. HE WAS A VERY INTELLIGIENT MIND(WHAT A BRILLIANT MAN). R.I.P. MY DEAR LANGSTON!
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Summary: A must for Langston fans
Review: This is a wonderful collection of classic Hughes stories. These are wonderful pieces to introduce some to his writings. Some of my favorites are "Cora Unashamed" which was made into a PBS movie, "Slave on the Block", "Spanish Blood", and "Who's Passing for Who" among so many. "The Blues I'm Playing" explores the patron/artis relationship so prevalent during the Harlem Renaissance that had black artists in a child/parent relationship with wealthy whites who often felt these talented young people owed them their lives. This is a book where you can read a couple of stories and come back and read some more. Along with the Semple stories and his poems this is a collection to have and keep.
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