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2Serenity

2Serenity

** I started blogging!: http://serenitylife.vox.com

I am the little person in the picture above with my Momma and Poppa and that is my grandmother in Pink. She is in heaven watching above! =)

On htttp://www.goodreads.com, I have written some reviews of some of these books in my collection.

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  • New York City, NY, USA
  • member since April 14 2007

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  • Mixed: My Life in Black and White
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Although I am not biracial, I could relate to Angela's hurt and pain of feeling like an outsider around other black people and in white society.

    The genius about Angela is that she is brutally honest with herself and with you as the reader. I never laughed so hard out loud at issues that were painful for her which I know are painful to experience, but she puts humor to it for you to see how absurd some people can be.

    There was a reviewer here from Amazon who gave her book a terrible review. I sympathize for them because they did not get what Angela wanted her reader to come away with. Though she has her issues with some people, she has learned to accept herself and love her dual identity.

    How would you feel if someone asked you all the time - what are you? That is painful if they cannot see that you are human instead of trying to categorize you.

    I get this question asked me all the time and I am a brown skinned sister with no questions that I am African American/black/negro but some people feel that if you have keen features that you have something "other in you."

    We all do but I identify as black. Just remember the old saying, "one drop of black blood" and you are African American/black.

    Angela brings a 21st century voice to the mixed raced genre.

    I highly recommend that everyone read the book!
    ”

    2Serenity wrote this review Tuesday, April 24 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • People Who Make Your Life Hell: Managing the People Who Try to Control You
    • Rated 4 stars

    “I bought this book out of frustration of meeting people who appear to be friendly but after awhile they get on my last nerves because they try to control me. The one main thing I learned from this is that people do not change. I knew this but could not admit this for myself but to see it in paper and to have a book with the title, "People Who Make Your Life Hell" screamed to me to avoid these certain types. I am not a mean person but extremely friendly but I am learning to shield being so nice to avoid getting my feelings hurt.”

    2Serenity wrote this review Sunday, April 15 2007. ( reply | permalink )

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