To me, Wild is sort of Eat, Pray, Love Part 2: American Continental Edition. Eat, Pray, Love has its own issues, but what bothers me right from the outset about Wild is the idea that Strayed just hops on the Pacific Coast Trail without any preparation. That is dangerous, and all it does is set …
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The United States has always had African Americans who beat, or played, an unfair system to succeed. There is plenty to read about. Michelle Obama’s Becoming is not news. It has been out for a couple of years now, and I haven’t heard a bad thing about it. If you haven’t read it, it is …
Librarians are the Superheroes. Sustained Read Buy on Amazon I’m warning you right off the top: I’m not a big fan of historical fiction. I used to read it for the exact same reason that many of you do: so I could learn about other places and cultures. After a while, however, I started to …
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Family. God. Religion. Hard Work. All sound like GOOD things, right? Read on. Buy on Amazon I read Educated when it first came out, and I really enjoyed it. It’s not what I expected because it doesn’t seem to be a story about abuse as much as extreme beliefs. There’s no doubt that Westover’s parents, …
The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a popular book-club read. Books about World War 2 and the Holocaust have been published regularly since the end of the war, and there is a large selection. Read on. Buy on Amazon Why are they worth reading? These books are heavy and often depressing, so proceed with caution. While …
