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Loc'd & Lit

Aight, so boom! What happens when you bring together two millennial women with locs who also share a love of books, cocktails, and great conversation? You get the Loc’d & Lit book club!


This club was created by two life-long friends, Alanna and Trish, who are in the beginning stages of their loc journey and who also share a mutual love of all things books! We hope to build a community of fellow readers where we can share our voices and opinions as they are not always heard or highlighted in the current mainstream book-sphere. So join us monthly as we discuss our latest read and touch upon all themes relevant to women today, whether it be: relationships, parenting, career, race, or life’s constant twists and turns. We hope to explore it all as we talk about the ways that we are inspired and grow though our favorite books. 

 

So may our locs thrive, our cocktails quench, and our pages turn - Its Loc’d & Lit!! (bookclub).

Classic African American Literature

We read cultural classics and contemporary literature with a focus on books that tell the story of the African, African American, and Indigenous (Native) experience. Nothing is off-limits.

Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner

Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe’s new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement.

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321 pages

Average rating: 7.91

266 RATINGS

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17 REVIEWS

Community Reviews

ajhughes19
Oct 13, 2024
3/10 stars
Personally, I was not a fan of this book at all because I was confused majority of the time reading it. The transitions from the present to the past and between different characters didn't allow for a clear reader experience. The language and beautifully drawn out era and locations lend some credit to how good of an author Morrison can be. I will not discredit her but because of how this book came together as a whole It was difficult to enjoy.
BSS460
Sep 16, 2024
8/10 stars
8/10!! Toni Morrison's "Beloved" is an extraordinary read. Her masterful writing immerses readers deeply into the novel's complex themes, creating a powerful experience. Morrison’s storytelling invites us to explore the haunting legacy of slavery with both empathy and insight. A compelling and thought-provoking work that lingers long after the final page.
spookyreading
Jun 18, 2024
10/10 stars
The love. The grief. The pain. The color.
Wabi sabi
Jun 14, 2024
7/10 stars
Difficult subjects, well written.
Katerina N L
Apr 09, 2024
10/10 stars
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