"I’m not fascinated by people who smile all the time. What I find interesting is the way people look when they are lost in thought, when their face becomes angry or serious, when they bite their lip, the way they glance, the way they look down when they walk, when they are alone and smoking a cigarette, when they smirk, the way they half smile, the way they try and hold back tears, the way when their face says they want to say something but can’t, the way they look at someone they want or love… I love the way people look when they do these things. It’s… beautiful."
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- 2 months ago
- 36954
Libra Nov 17 2011 A newborn baby is a tiny, helpless creature who can do nothing for itself. It can’t find it’s own food or feed itself. It can’t grab a blanket when its cold. Yet this seemingly helpless creature knows how to get a point across. When a baby cries, it’s quite loud and plaintive enough to cause any person with feelings to provide whatever it needs. You may now be feeling helpless too, Libra. You feel that you can’t get something you want or need. But that’s because you are looking at only one aspect of your strengths, and overlooking one very special talent you have. Think more creatively. — Copyright (c) DailyHoroscope. Download it now — http://bit.ly/DHmobile
- 6 months ago
- 1
BOOK REVIEW
“I dont intend to die smelling like a white womans kitchen,” Rozelle explains to her daughter while preparing her for life as the maid for a white southern family. And so begins the sordid tale of Tangy Mae, and her beautiful, psychotic mother who is obsessed with making her ten children work and bring home their earnings, while she traipses around town with multiple men.
Tangy Mae is smart. So smart in fact, that the teachers and administrators from the negro school are pushing for her to integrate the white school in town, and quite possibly go to college. Her mother, Rozelle, thinks this idea is ridiculous. Tangy Mae, along with the rest of Rozelle’s children, is supposed to work and bring in money. Never mind the fact that Rozelle spends her days doing nothing all day, while her one deaf and mute daughter, Martha Jean, takes care of Rozelle’s smaller children.
Rozelle’s children, who range in age from their early 20s to newly born, deal with her harsh punishments, horrible living space with no electricity or indoor plumbing, little food and barely any clothing, all the while being reprimanded on the daily to “Honor thy mother”, no matter what. Even though the horrific consequences of living under her roof abound, the children stick by their mother through her ruthless tirades, violent outbursts, and unthinkable actions.
Due to her skin color as the darkest of the bunch (Rozelle has classified her children as white, Indian, and Negro, based on who their fathers are), Tangy Mae endures the worst treatment, yet she is the most faithful to her mother, too frightened to challenge her or leave when she is given the opportunity. It is not until an unexpected tragedy, and love from a surprising source gives her the option to move on with her life, does she get the courage to change her circumstances.
I absolutely loved this story. Delores Phillips rendered such a heartbreaking tale of loyalty and the horrendous spell that a mother can have over her children, no matter how dangerous. With the main character being ostracized by those closest to her because of her looks, and the prominent sexual abuse within it’s pages, I was consistenly reminded of Alice Walkers’ The Color Purple and Sapphire’s PUSH, all specializing in the helpless Black girl theme based on the lives of black children living in harsh times.
I may have loved this story, but it was quite disturbing. I’d recommend it to those who enjoy reading coming of age stories in the segregated South, but I’d also warn readers to be prepared to be saddened and depressed by the storyline. I’m far from sensitive, but many passages within this novel made me want to cry. After finishing the last page, I had a strong desire to read nothing but positive, lite chick lit for a long while
I am still looking forward to reading more from Delores Phillips. With this being her first and only book, that seems to be the main complaint coming from those who read this story: we want more!
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- 1 year ago
- 20
