{"id":2922,"date":"2020-03-02T18:25:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T18:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/library\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2020-04-13T14:15:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T14:15:22","slug":"what-are-you-reading-with-david-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubalt.edu\/library\/2020\/03\/02\/what-are-you-reading-with-david-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are You Reading? with David Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate National Read Across America Day 2020, the RLB Library is starting our new blog series focused on book reviews and reading suggestions from the RLB Library staff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The <\/span><\/i>What Are You Reading?<\/span> blog series highlights books recommended by the RLB Library staff. Follow the blog to learn what we are all reading and find ideas for your next page-turner!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Today we hope you enjoy learning about David’s most recent reading adventure in his own words:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Name: <\/b>David Kelly, <\/span>Writing Services Coordinator, Academic Success<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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David in the RLB Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What are you reading?<\/b><\/p>\n

I am currently reading, <\/span>The Water Dancer<\/span><\/i>, by Ta-Nehisi Coates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Impressions:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am about a third through this dialect-rich, period book. I think Coates\u2019 imagining and operational contextualization of slavery in Virginia was very interesting. He describes the white-black constructs of slavery as ‘Quality-Tasked.’ I am most enjoying Coates\u2019 vivid descriptions of this work as told through the main character, Hiram (Hi), the son of a Quality father and Tasked mother. The book follows Hi, a young man with a photographic memory, as he tries to grapple figuring out where he fits in a world not meant for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why did you choose this book?<\/b><\/p>\n

This was a highly anticipated book, as it was Coates\u2019 first fiction novel. I decided to read this book because I admire and look up to Coates as a Black man and writer from west Baltimore. I read some of his other published non-fiction works and essays, and decided to give his fiction work a try.<\/span><\/p>\n

How does this compare with what you typically read?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

I am more familiar with Coates as a non-fiction writer. I have a hard time in general gravitating to fiction work. My reading preference tends to be non-fiction. In some ways the dialect, and long descriptive sentences of the book stretch my boundaries, but at the same time the dialectic nuance feels familiar.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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