Dimanche Fille

  • “Educated” by Tara Westover

    Curiosity + Persistence = Goals Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ I swear with every book I have read this year I realize just how naïve I actually am. When I was reading “Educated”, I realized at some point that author, Tara Westover, is my age. Which means all these events that happened in her life,…

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  • “Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things” by Jenny Lawson

    An awkwardly funny memoir about depression. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ I’m on the sidelines with this book. On one hand, I appreciate the candor and guts it takes to publicly admit struggles with mental illness. I’ve learned that so many people are affected by a mental illness in some form over their lifetimes, but…

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  • When I Grow Up

    When I Grow Up

    “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

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  • “Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men” by Caroline Criado Perez

    This book confirms this is a man’s world. Read review below Rating: ★★★ If you’re a woman already inclined to despise men, maybe you shouldn’t read this book. Then again, maybe it’s because you already know everything Caroline Criado Perez had researched for this book. To be honest, a lot of these details came as…

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  • Tips in Escaping a Nightmare

    Tips in Escaping a Nightmare

    Dreams really do reflect how you’re feeling, but never in the way you expect them to.

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  • “There, There” by Tommy Orange

    This book is fiction, but the people are real. READ REVIEW BELOW Rating: ★★★★★ My friend and I have started a two-person book club, and “There, There” by Tommy Orange was her first pick. Orange had me so hooked at the first chapter, that immediately after reading it I texted my friend, “Uhm… this is…

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  • Is Anybody Out There?

    Is Anybody Out There?

    Everyone needs to put in a little more effort these days.

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  • “Dune Messiah (Dune #2)” by Frank Herbert

    The continuation of an epic story… Of which I regret having high hopes for. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ I absolutely loved the first book of the series “Dune” by Frank Herbert. I even listed it as my second favorite read of 2020. The immense space world-building and introduction to such powerful characters and ideas…

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  • “Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide” by Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark

    The stories of two not-so-lovely ladies, with a dash of nostalgia and a sprinkle of true crime. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ TBH, I had no idea who Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark were before I read this book. I didn’t even know they had a podcast about true crime (it’s called “My Favorite Murder”).…

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  • “Wow, No Thank You.” By Samantha Irby

    I laughed so hard, I cried. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ My Mother bought me this book, and I don’t think she realized what it was about. I’m not going to lie, at first this book made me a bit sad. In the first couple of chapters, “How could you live like this???” and “Don’t…

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