For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf

by Ntozake Shange | Plays & Scripts |
ISBN: 0684843269 Global Overview for this book
Registered by winghyphen8wing of Honolulu, Hawaii USA on 10/3/2016
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4 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by winghyphen8wing from Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Thursday, October 20, 2016
This is not an ordinary book: it's a BookCrossing book! BookCrossing books are world travelers - they like to have adventures and make new friends...and every once in a while they even write home to say what they've been doing.

I love the cover art on this one!

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This book is from the library of Purple58, a very special woman whom I was fortunate enough to meet through our BookCrossing group, the Table of Contents.

Fiercely independent, with a loving heart and a wicked sense of humor, she was passionate about the things she believed in and was willing to stand up and be counted when necessary. She was truly a one of a kind individual, and she will be missed by all of her many friends...who prefer to believe that she's off in Vegas, having a fabulous time and eating as many desserts as she wants.

Journal Entry 2 by allysther from Makakilo, Hawaii USA on Thursday, October 20, 2016
This book is from the library of Purple58
She was a crappy Bookcrosser
But a wonderful human being

"...i found god in myself
& i loved her / i loved her fiercely..."

Journal Entry 3 by allysther at Kewalo Basin Net Shed in Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Thursday, October 20, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (10/30/2016 UTC) at Kewalo Basin Net Shed in Honolulu, Hawaii USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

To be released Saturday, October 29, at the Happy Holly-Day party.

This book is released in memory of BookCrosser purple58, who wanted all of her books to find good homes after she was gone. Please feel free to read it, keep it, pass it on...whatever you wish. If you have something to say about the book, or a memory to share about Holly, please feel free to post it here: she was never shy about sharing her opinions, so she wouldn't expect any less.

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Journal Entry 4 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Tuesday, November 1, 2016
This book came home from purple58's wonderful send-off with me. I think Holly would have loved her final party and I'm glad I was able to be a part of it. (The word cloud in the journal entry was generated from descriptions of Holly by her friends.)

This book will be heading out soon in honor of a special woman who was undoubtedly chuckling as she planned how she would have us celebrate her life. :)

Journal Entry 5 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (11/7/2016 UTC) at Honolulu, Hawaii USA

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Headed for Virginia via media mail.

Released for my 2016 Theater Challenge.

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Journal Entry 6 by wingMelydiawing at Centreville, Virginia USA on Sunday, December 4, 2016
Part of a box from the ever generous hyphen8. Thanks so much!

Journal Entry 7 by wingMelydiawing at Alexandria, Virginia USA on Sunday, December 11, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (12/11/2016 UTC) at Alexandria, Virginia USA

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Brought to the BCinDC holiday party.


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Journal Entry 8 by wingKateKintailwing at Burke, Virginia USA on Wednesday, December 28, 2016
I heard about this book recently, and wanted to read it. It magically appeared in front of me on the book buffet at BCinDC meeting, so I snagged it. Thank you!

Journal Entry 9 by wingKateKintailwing at Burke, Virginia USA on Sunday, June 25, 2017
My thoughts about this are probably not as complex as they could be, so I am a little hesitant to post a review already. I feel like I probably would have gotten more out of this had I watched the performance because I KNOW I kept getting the women mixed up. I had to jump back to previous poems/scenes multiple times to remind myself of various lines and incidents, but even so I know I mixed a few up accidentally. Each woman is from a different city and wears a different color, so they're known as Lady in Red, Lady in Brown, Lady in Green, etc. Together they make a dramatic rainbow.

My favorite poem was "Toussaint," though I'm not sure I can say why. Maybe because of the innocence and honesty paired with the forward-moving story? Or maybe because it wasn't as depressing as some of the others? Or maybe because there is sort of a happy ending to that segment? Or maybe because she, like me, loved reading books?

My biggest complaint with it is less a complaint about the book and more a complaint about reality. The book involves subjects like domestic abuse, rape, abortion, racism, and much more. And the women are all oppressed by people and/or society in one way or another. But they all define themselves by the men in their lives. It's hard (almost impossible) to see them on their own. That was frustrating to me. But I know that's kind of the point. That's the way the world is. Still, I wish I had been able to see the women on their own to really get a sense of their character rather than their broken, abused forms. But that's probably the whole point, right? Society doesn't let them stand strong on their own. But it should. Because these women are definitely strong to make it through all this hell. And they deserve to realize it by the end.

Journal Entry 10 by wingKateKintailwing at Silver Spring, Maryland USA on Thursday, June 29, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (6/29/2017 UTC) at Silver Spring, Maryland USA

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Taking this to a BCinDC meetup!

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Journal Entry 11 by allysther at Silver Spring, Maryland USA on Saturday, July 1, 2017
Nabbed this one at the meeting with plans for a new reader. It was great to meet you!

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