tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276247486259230392.post4371101874771181037..comments2024-01-04T08:45:22.954-05:00Comments on Freelance Ne'er-do-well: June Book Review Club: One Crazy SummerEllen Booraemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751047743172852013noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276247486259230392.post-62205220942079832802015-06-18T19:49:16.079-04:002015-06-18T19:49:16.079-04:00This sounds great. Thanks for the review.This sounds great. Thanks for the review.Linda McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291670592316021851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276247486259230392.post-90148113573910960442015-06-18T13:32:02.190-04:002015-06-18T13:32:02.190-04:00It's true--the current climate did make this b...It's true--the current climate did make this book even more relevant. But this is yet another case in which I look back on what I knew in my teen years and am utterly horrified about how ignorant I was, in this case about the complexities of what the Black Panthers offered their community. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting, everyone! Rob, I tried to comment on your excellent review but couldn't because I'm not on Tumblr (yet). Great review of SO YOU'VE BEEN PUBLICLY SHAMED--I was aware of the book, but your review makes me even more eager to read it. Ellen Booraemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751047743172852013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276247486259230392.post-45939498262504300542015-06-18T09:59:50.725-04:002015-06-18T09:59:50.725-04:00Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed this! It's a g...Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed this! It's a great book and it's about such an interesting and under-explored part of history. And Rita is amazing! I bet you'll love the sequels, too. Great review!!!Cloudbusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261691696270806832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276247486259230392.post-29886318839317397762015-06-17T17:18:51.494-04:002015-06-17T17:18:51.494-04:00Interesting review! Thanks for bringing One Crazy ...Interesting review! Thanks for bringing One Crazy Summer to my attention. Like Bee, I too was thinking about the black activism in the US now that makes history seem extra relevant. Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276247486259230392.post-86760710492980818102015-06-17T16:27:39.228-04:002015-06-17T16:27:39.228-04:00I'm not sure why I haven't heard of this b...I'm not sure why I haven't heard of this book, but thank you for introducing me to it. I don't know much about the Black Panthers, but I think that black activism is on the rise . . . which makes this historical fiction VERY relevant.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.com