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Jerdencon
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I had mixed feelings about this one - I found the story of Hattie McDaniel fascinating and heartbreaking… I definitely felt angry and sad at times at the blatant racism she had to endure - my issue was the fact that it was written in first person… for some reason I felt that her internal dialogue was just too much. Overall I‘m glad to have read it and learn about her life - thanks for putting it on the list @MallenNC #auldlangspine @monalyisha

Butterfinger Interesting!!!! 1w
MallenNC I‘m glad you read it. I put it on my list because I thought it brought needed attention to Hattie McDaniel‘s life beyond Gone With the Wind. 1w
TheBookHippie Read the ARC and had the feeling it wasn't her voice I was reading. I'm not sure. 1w
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Jerdencon
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CrystalE02
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Mehso-so

I finally finished this book!!! The story was drugged out. It shouldn't have took me 4 months to read this book. I didn't enjoy this book like I did with Gone with the Wind. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

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MallenNC
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Pickpick

This was my #DoubleSpin for July and I managed to finish it before the Olympics arrived to distract me. This book covers Hattie McDaniel‘s life after she won the Oscar for her role in Gone With the Wind. It was well-written and I enjoyed it but it was hard to read about all the racism and backlash she endured. One thing that was fun were all the celebrities and notable people who come into her story.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6mo
Chelsea.Poole The Olympics are also distracting me! I‘m obsessed…just got incredibly invested in a handball (never seen this sport in my life) game between two countries I have no connection with 😂 6mo
MallenNC @Chelsea.Poole I absolutely love the Olympics. I love all the “big” sports like gymnastics but I also love the more quirky ones we don‘t usually get to see. 6mo
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MallenNC
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My lunchtime reading today. I‘m trying to finish it before the Olympics start on Friday! (I don‘t count anything before the Opening Ceremony!)

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
A Touch of Stardust | Kate Alcott
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A book with a #gray cover from the #tbr shelf 📚

#coverlove

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Eggs Looks good 👍🏼 🦋 6mo
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JHSiess
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📖𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀👑

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 by 𝐑𝐞𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐭𝐞 is the fascinating, heartbreaking, fictionalized story of Hattie McDaniel's too-short, remarkable life. She fought against racism & discrimination, & achieved “firsts,“ including winning an Oscar, but was criticized for accepting “demeaning“ roles when the only parts available to her because she was Black were domestics & enslaved women. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Bookpearl
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Hattie McDaniel is now on my radar. Society handicapped her in ways that were unjust, unkind and down right hateful at times. History is an important fact of who we are and where we are today. There were many moments during my reading that I had to close the book and say a quick prayer. The author understood the assignment…her words flowed flawlessly and set in my soul in a manner that allows me to truly appreciate who Hattie McDaniel was.

Librarybelle Stacking this! 9mo
Bookpearl @Librarybelle It‘s definitely worth reading! 9mo
julieclair This book looks fascinating and sad and important. Thanks for sharing, as I had never heard of it. Stacked. 9mo
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SW-T
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The amount of research that must‘ve gone into this one is impressive. Learned so much about Hattie McDaniel that I hadn‘t known before. Tate did a beautiful job of bringing Hattie to life. Amazing how many stars and future stars she knew during her day. Also didn‘t realize just how many films she‘d actually been in, though I was aware she‘d been on stage before she did film.

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Eva_B
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Pickpick

I was lucky enough to hear this author speak at a Writers Festival. She was very engaging and I found the topic interesting. She looks at both the novel and movie of ‘Gone With The Wind‘ and how the mythology surrounding the Civil War, slavery and the south in general, is used and also mirrors the lies and deceit of Trumpism and most recently the January 6 insurrection. Very interesting reading.