Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Readalikes: If you enjoyed May's selection . . .

If you enjoyed Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul by James McBride, then you might also like these suggestions from our discussion group members:

Films
  • Muscle Shoals directed by Greg "Freddy" Camalier
  • American Epic 3-part PBS television series about how ordinary American people were given the opportunity in the 1920s to make records, resulting in the preservation of American music folkways.
  • Ray directed by Taylor Hackford, with Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
Books
  • As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
  • Pulphead: Essays by John Jeremiah Sullivan
  • The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy and the film version Conrack

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