Tag: bookrecs
-
Books, Briefly: How to Sell a Haunted House
“Books, Briefly” is featuring a spooky book today… Title: How to Sell a Haunted House Author: Grady Hendrix READ IF YOU LIKE: scary stories about hauntings, Halloween-vibes, unrealistic characters mixed with realistic ones, reading about sibling relationships MOOD: creepy, morbidly goofy Likes Dislikes How the author inserted comedic relief to offset things that were creepy…
-
2023 Top Recommendations
As I sit and reflect on 2023, certain books come to mind when I consider which truly stood out to me in the 50 books I read (yay, I met my goal!). When narrowing down my selection, I decided to separate fiction – my preferred genre – from non-fiction in order to make sure both…
-
Books, Briefly: On Juneteenth
“Books, Briefly” is featuring non-fiction today… Title: On Juneteenth Author: Annette Gordon-Reed READ IF YOU LIKE: essay collections, American history & issues, biographies, informative reads MOOD: serious and informational Likes Dislikes Individual essay chapters read quickly Lacking history about Juneteenth, unlike what the title suggests Interesting, historical information about the end of slavery and Texas…
-
Books, Briefly: Putin’s Russia
“Books, Briefly” is featuring a graphic novel today… Title: Putin’s Russia: The Rise of a Dictator Author: Darryl Cunningham READ IF YOU LIKE: graphic novels, world politics and issues, biographies, informative reads MOOD: serious and informational Likes Dislikes Makes Putin’s life and Russian/Eastern European political history manageable to consume (fast read!) Lack of a key…
-
Books, Briefly: My Body
“Books, Briefly” is back to spotlight Emily Ratajkowski’s essay collection, My Body. Title: My Body Author: Emily Ratajkowski “In my early twenties, it had never occurred to me that the women who gained their power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place. Those men were…
Archetypes & Anecdotes 