bookreview
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You’ll feel like a fly on a wall – secretly sharing these intimate moments between families. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ The Hudsons brought together authors from various cultural and racial backgrounds, and gave them this chance to tell their story as though having a “talk” with a family member or friend (mostly their children).
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Be prepared to face those questions you were not ready to ask. Harari will ask them for you. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ In his book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Harari takes on the struggles we are facing socially in our world ranging from religion to politics to data security. I enjoyed this
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A must-read while in quarantine. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ If you’re still one of those that have not been vaccinated yet (raises hand) – this is something you should read before you are distracted with social activities and while you still have time to self-reflect amidst the pandemic that has taken over our lives.
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A how-to-guide in curbing your social media addiction. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ Deleting my Facebook account was one of the most paramount decisions I’ve made in the last decade. At the same time, it wasn’t at all. My hesitations stemmed from what I’m sure others are also scared of: losing that connection with family
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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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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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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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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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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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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”).
Simply Kayla 