Ooga Booga
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.42 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1515062252 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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On POINT & VERY TIMELY. As written in my Melting Pot review column for Night Owl Reviews: Mr. Walker’s story starts with a simple question: What if every person of African descent in the United States woke up one day speaking a new language that only others of African descent could understand? The even more subtle, yet provocative question is: What happens when people who don’t physically look like they are of African descent find themselves only being able to speak this new language, too?WOW – talk about a WILD RIDE. BigAl said Ooga Booga. As part of the book description the author or publisher describe Ooga Booga as “one of the first fictional renderings of the #BlackLivesMatter movement told via a speculative, futuristic lens.” It may be nitpicking, but I'm not sure I agree with that. While undeniably speculative and futuristic, Ooga Booga has nothing to do with the movement and making that connection feels more like a marketing ploy than anything else. However, it could be viewed as a way to show why that movement is needed. The ad. I've Never Read Anything Like It (In a Good Way) I really loved this book a lot! I've never read anything like it. It's a sort of sci-fi/ adventure /thriller /romance/ drama mash-up, which sounds crazy -and it is, but it's such an enjoyable read.More than that, it is a major contribution to the current discussion happening in America about human rights, specifically those of black people (and in a way, this could be applied to other racial minorities too). It provides an alternative of how things could be for people of color if, rather than unite to express d
About the Author Gerry Walker is a writer living in Los Angeles. His debut novel, Pretty People Are Highly Flammable, was called “Fantastically twisted, deliciously get down dirty, gritty and real… seductively addictive and simply amazing,” by USA Today Bestselling Fiction Author Delilah Marvelle.
This sparks nationwide panic, triggering a government mandate to capture Black people and transport them to isolation camps. Marketing executive Vanessa Landing risks everything to fight for their freedom, not realizing the web of deception awaiting her, nor the liberating love that will transform her from an insecure corporate pawn into the fierce warrior she was meant to be.. A mysterious condition invades the U.S., erasing the Black individual’s ability to speak any known languages. A bizarre new dialect has surfaced instead. It has been a few years since the deaths of Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tani
. Gerry Walker is a writer living in Los Angeles. His debut novel, Pretty People Are Highly Flammable, was called “Fantastically twisted, deliciously get down dirty, gritty and real… seductively addictive and simply amazing,” by USA Today Bestselling Fiction Author Delilah Marvelle