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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• The Dream Thieves
• Firstborn
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Landline
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• Mockingjay
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Return of the Native
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• WinterCategories:
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Strong is the New Pretty, by Kate Parker
Subtitled: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves This photo-journal is a collection of girls of all ages exhibiting all sorts of strength: confidence, kindness, independence, creativity, and more. I was drawn to the book during my mini-retreat to Minneapolis a … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Adult, Visual
Tagged collection, gender studies, mini-review, nonfiction
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Wine Isn’t Rocket Science, by Ophelie Neiman
Illustrated by: Yannis Varoutsikos Translated by: Nysa Kline Subtitled: A Quick and Easy Guide to Understanding, Buying, Tasting, and Pairing Every Type of Wine This book is, quite simply (and explained by the subtitle), a guide to wine. The world … Continue reading
Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates (audio)
There is very little I can say about this book. It’s a letter from father to son, an unfolding of personal experience regarding discrimination and the arbitrary line of racial division. This personal narrative grows into something more, an enclosed … Continue reading
Real Food, Fake Food, by Larry Olmsted (audio)
Subtitled: Why You Don’t Know What You’re Eating and What You Can Do About It Let me start by saying what this book isn’t. This is not about so-called Frankenfoods. It’s not about Lucky Charms or Velveeta or Pepsi. When … Continue reading
The Sociopath Next Door, by Martha Stout (audio)
Subtitled: The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us Four percent of the population – about one in every 25 people – has no conscience. They are not all criminals, serial killers, or the Hitlers of the world, which is what … Continue reading
Half the Sky, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Subtitled: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide This book explores gender inequality around the world, focused primarily on sex trafficking, violence against women, and maternal mortality. It also discusses potential solutions and gives accounts of some successes and failures … Continue reading
Posted in 2017, Adult, Prose
Tagged Africa, Asia, gender studies, Latin America, Middle East, nonfiction, POC
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Without You, There Is No Us, by Suki Kim (audio)
Subtitled: My Time with the Sons of North Korea’s Elite In 2011, a journalist named Suki Kim posed as a missionary posing as a teacher. Using this layered disguise, she got a position at a school in Pyongyang, North Korea. … Continue reading
