I passionately love Solider. The book’s writing style is one I would never choose (because I’m too wedded to going into detail and backstory), but I love what June does with this book. She is so smart, and this book is so fascinating and important in the cannon of queer writers of color writing about [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Soldier’
Portrait of the Artist As a Young Black Girl
Posted in Soldier, tagged Black queer female genius, child's eye, choice in writing about violence, limited time, present tense, Soldier, vignettes on March 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Memory, Respect, and the Boy
Posted in Soldier, character, chronology, voice, tagged Soldier on March 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I firmly believe in literary license; life is art, and it can be more beautiful when presented as such. When situations are slightly altered, when conversations are combined, the story is still able to present the truths that the authors lived through. It’s [...]
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