Tayari's Blog: Condensed Literature

Posted by TayariJones on May 30, 2008 02:00 PM
Filed under Bookshelf

Over at Salon, folks are summarizing the classics in six words or less. Pretty funny stuff. Not so funny is that all the "classic" authors are white, and nearly all male. But anyway, it's a kooky idea and I thought I would give it a shot.

Beloved
Dead baby comes back, gets revenge.

The Color Purple
God don't like ugly.

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Three husbands, one woman, one bullet.

Anybody else want to try?

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Comment #1, by Bethany [TypeKey Profile Page]

I know you already did Beloved, but since it is the first book to which I gave my heart, here's another:
Slavery did not end with chains.

May 31, 2008 03:28 PM

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