no caucasity in this corner (25 books)

enough of that white nonsense

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1	Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) by Toni Morrison 3.98 avg rating — 492,017 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans 4.43 avg rating — 6,476 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Wrath & the Dawn (The Wrath & the Dawn, #1) by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 186,320 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 3,895 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Rose & the Dagger (The Wrath & the Dawn, #2) by Renée Ahdieh (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 99,792 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Right Swipe (Modern Love, #1) by Alisha Rai (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 25,069 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	They Both Die at the End (They Both Die at the End, #1) by Adam Silvera (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 873,117 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water, #1) by Bethany C. Morrow (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 11,963 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 11,417 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 251,385 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) by Namina Forna (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 55,934 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2) by Talia Hibbert (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 110,597 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi 3.84 avg rating — 1,230,335 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Kingdom of Souls: A YA Dark Fantasy Steeped in West African Mythology and Forbidden Magic by Rena Barron (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 5,890 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1) by Elizabeth Lim (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 64,709 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 3,199 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, #1) by Roseanne A. Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 20,790 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri 4.26 avg rating — 4,631 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar 3.28 avg rating — 8,375 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 4,036 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Bruja Born (Brooklyn Brujas, #2) by Zoraida Córdova (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 3,991 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 9,189 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) by Marlon James 3.45 avg rating — 30,866 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 83,841 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi Zoboi (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.13 avg rating — 6,696 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

25 books · 4 voters · list created January 4th, 2021 by nicky ✧ (votes) .

Tags: authors-of-color, representation

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message 1: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jan 04, 2021 07:07AM) (new)

Jan 04, 2021 07:04AM

"enough of that white nonsense". Pardon?

I don't look at an author's skin colour to decide whether or not a book is to my liking.

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message 2: by Reader (new)

Jan 04, 2021 09:05AM

Booklovinglady wrote: ""enough of that white nonsense". Pardon?

I don't look at an author's skin colour to decide whether or not a book is to my liking."

What BLL said.

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message 3: by Sally (new)

Jan 04, 2021 01:14PM

OP you must be fun at parties.

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message 4: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Jan 05, 2021 12:07AM

@nicky ✧
I had a look at your bookshelves. Seems to me you want to read a lot of the 'white nonsense' ...

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message 5: by Tia (last edited Jan 16, 2021 07:23AM) (new)

Jan 07, 2021 01:24PM

it's too bad this list wasn't just intended to curate books with poc authors/representation and that the title and description of this list weren't obviously meant in jest...a shame really.

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message 6: by Reader (new)

Jan 07, 2021 03:22PM

Nicky is apparently one of those people who wrongly think that skin color is an ideology.

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message 7: by nicky ✧ (last edited Jan 09, 2021 11:19PM) (new)

Jan 09, 2021 09:49PM

Booklovinglady wrote: "@nicky ✧
I had a look at your bookshelves. Seems to me you want to read a lot of the 'white nonsense' ..."

LMFAOOOO you had enough free time to sift thru a complete stranger's gr profile so i guess you need a job, i can hook you up with a mcdonalds?

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message 8: by nicky ✧ (new)

Jan 09, 2021 09:50PM

Sally wrote: "OP you must be fun at parties."

you're 36 and using THAT joke 😂

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message 9: by Sally (new)

Jan 16, 2021 09:16PM

nicky ✧ wrote: "Sally wrote: "OP you must be fun at parties."

you're 36 and using THAT joke 😂"

You darn tootin'! :)

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