Mocha Girls Read – Cannonball Read 17

Toni Morrison’s lyrical tale of female friendship

Sula by Toni Morrison

April 27, 2020 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

Sula was the Mocha Girls Read book club selection to celebrate Toni Morrison’s birthday in February. I had read excerpts from some of her other books, but this was my first time reading her cover to cover. The novel tells the story of two black women growing up in a small Ohio town. Through lyrical prose, we are introduced to the families of the area. Nel is a quiet girl but begins to open up when she pairs up with Sula. They become inseparable and […]

Skewer the rich

June 9, 2018 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan was the April Mocha Girls Read book club selection. The story revolves around the romance between Rachel Chu and Nicholas Young. The two NY based professors are in love. Nick invites Rachel to spend the summer in Singapore with his family. Nick is the best man for his friend Colin Khoo’s wedding. The plan is to get the big event over with and travel around Asia. Sounds fun, right? However, Nick fails to explain exactly how extensive and wealthy […]

That Bee Life Hustle

December 30, 2017 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

The Bees by Laline Paull, another MGR read, follows an unusual worker bee named Flora 717. The entire novel is written from her perspective. It took me a few pages to realize Flora was an insect! It becomes rather obvious that she has a monotonous existence. She is essentially as garbage bee working sanitation for the hive. Her belly is unusually big, apparently seen as ugly by society. Somehow she is able to talk, unlike other worker bees. She is curious about other parts of […]

Young & The Restless: Ratchet Edition

February 12, 2017 by teresaelectro 2 Comments

I don’t even know where to start with this review for The Heart Don’t Lie by Yasheca Lasha. This book made Young & the Restless seem downright innocent with all these love triangles. I was kindly invited to join the Mocha Girls Read at The Ripped Bodice event with Beverly Jenkins last weekend. The founder of the book club did warn me this month’s book was campy. When the library didn’t have the book, I should I have known something was up. Luckily, I found it on […]

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