Black Coffee discussion

It's sign up time for August buddy reads! Sign up is 'til the 20th of July.

I'm in

I'd like to join in. Did you mean 20th of July?

I did Rachel! I'll update that now!

Maya and Rachel, you are buddies!

ok. got it!

what did you ladies decide to read?

Lulu wrote: "what did you ladies decide to read?"

The Hate U Give

Such a great book Maya! Can't wait to hear your thoughts.

Erin wrote: "Such a great book Maya! Can't wait to hear your thoughts."

I loved it. I finished it on Sunday.

Did you hear its being made into a movie?

I hope they don't mess it up.

Erin wrote: "Did you hear its being made into a movie?

I hope they don't mess it up."

I hope they don't either. It read like a movie. I read an article where they showed pics of some of the cast

I've been waiting for this book for close to 4 months. Everybody wants to read it. Lol. I might break down and buy a copy.

Yes girl! You will not regret it.

Wow. 4 months is a long time. If you buy a copy pass it on to a young reader. I'm waiting on the paper back version to add to my collection

This is the cast selection so far


http://www.epicreads.com/blog/hate-u-...

i just finished The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. it was great.

it took me a min to read it. it was too much for me. i eventually listened to it on audio and it was easier to handle all the feels.

i started The Hate U Give in Dec 2016 but i had listened to The All-American Boys in Oct 2016 . that is probably one reason why i couldn't finish it then. i was still raw .



now i hear buzz about Dear Martin. (which i probably will read eventually just not quite yet.)

and i am wondering how many of these are going to be written? so far they are very well written but i wonder if this topic is going to saturate the market like after hunger Games came out and dystopian novels became all the rage in YA.

i'd like some real life memoirs and bio's to come out that were just as compelling to read that talked about police brutality. i find it hard to read nonfic but if they wrote book about Sandra or Trayvon like they wrote Fruitvale (it was a movie though) then i could listen to it.

Maya wrote: "This is the cast selection so far


http://www.epicreads.com/blog/hate-u-..."

hmm Amandla Stenberg seems awfully lightskin to play Starr. sigh. it is not hard to find a brown skinned teen. i mean Starr is described as caramel not coffee with lots of cream. we take 2 steps back and 1 step forward.

Kay Dee wrote: "Maya wrote: "This is the cast selection so far


http://www.epicreads.com/blog/hate-u-..."

hmm Amandla Stenberg seems awfully lightskin to play Starr. sigh. it is not hard to find a brown ..."

I was thinking the same thing about the pick for Starr. Its like they just gave her the role. She does have some titles under her belt.

I'm gonna go buy this book and read it this weekend....and then pass it on to my cousin, like Maya suggested.

Awesome Lulu! You and anyone else in the group please free to join our buddy discussion. I'm waiting on Rachel to get back to me with a date for discussion.

Maya wrote: "I was thinking the same thing about the pick for Starr. Its like they just gave her the role. She does have some titles under her belt."

maybe that is why they did it but i think the book has enough hype that they don't need a semi famous teen startlet who totally looks biracial. esp when the book points out the difference in her skin color to her boyfriend's more than once. sigh.

Kay Dee wrote: "Maya wrote: "I was thinking the same thing about the pick for Starr. Its like they just gave her the role. She does have some titles under her belt."

maybe that is why they did it but i think the ..."

I agree Kay. Glad I was not the only one disappointed in that obvious observation.

Wow, wow, WOW!!!!

Lulu wrote: "Wow, wow, WOW!!!!"

What did you think about the cast Lulu?

I'm ok with everyone except Starr. I'd really like to see someone new and raw in that role.

I agree. I did like the selection for the parents

It releases on Kindle on August 30th. I wonder why its taking so long. lol

It's up on kindle Lee. 10.99