tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post1742955213949745754..comments2023-09-25T11:03:36.729+01:00Comments on Rose Quartz Reads: Author Debuts I Have Yet to ReadHelia (Rose Quartz Reads)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-40229575951441212392017-01-10T23:13:24.959+00:002017-01-10T23:13:24.959+00:00Oh gosh I didn't know any of this. I found a c...Oh gosh I didn't know any of this. I found a copy in a charity shop and had heard so so much about it - I never realised all the problems it had. Probably going to give this book a miss then. Thanks :)Helia (Rose Quartz Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-77447424537657874842017-01-08T01:38:27.304+00:002017-01-08T01:38:27.304+00:00Pretty much. I was sitting in my library thinking ...Pretty much. I was sitting in my library thinking about how many books on my shelves i have yet to read and started counting.....I recommend not doing unless you are trying to squash a desire to buy books.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122803397688591111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-5157365431284047842017-01-08T00:01:29.015+00:002017-01-08T00:01:29.015+00:00I'm surprised you haven't heard of the pro...I'm surprised you haven't heard of the problems with The Help. Here's a few articles from black people explaining it for further reading:<br /><br />http://www.colorlines.com/articles/why-im-just-saying-no-help-and-its-historical-whitewash<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/08/the-help-softening-segregation-for-a-feel-good-flick/243395/<br /><br />http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/bad-movie-worse-book-part-hopeless-blog-entry-1.1637726<br /><br />(this one is all about the book, very good (though all the articles are.))<br />http://www.thefeministwire.com/2011/08/kathryn-stockett-is-not-my-sister-and-i-am-not-her-help/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485282169645396407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-14516623882994471012017-01-06T13:56:31.269+00:002017-01-06T13:56:31.269+00:00So true! I feel like I'll never get to the bot...So true! I feel like I'll never get to the bottom of my TBR with new releases coming out every milisecond! Thanks for stopping by :DHelia (Rose Quartz Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00829298596495957165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313445118172324822.post-80277691700327117922017-01-04T07:08:04.793+00:002017-01-04T07:08:04.793+00:00The Love That Split the World was on my TBR last y...The Love That Split the World was on my TBR last year and an anticipated debut I never got to as well. Too many books and not enough time! <a href="http://functioninginsanity.blogspot.com/2017/01/top-ten-tuesday-2017-debut-authors.html" rel="nofollow">My Top Ten</a> Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122803397688591111noreply@blogger.com