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We’ve made this mistake before. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ [MANY SPOILERS BELOW] This book has me torn. Read in the 1800s, I could see the main character, Cecilia, being considered a strong heroine. She is independent (as independent as a woman could be back then), has the courage to turn down an engagement when
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A lot of interesting stories crammed into one. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ I only say this book was ok because I wanted more. Gabriela Garcia weaves together stories and histories of a family of Cuban women, but we needed more story (especially from Dolores, her absent mother, Cecilia, and Maria Isabel). We needed more
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Eerie and jaw-dropping… literally. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ There are times when I am reading a book or watching a movie when I think, “Man, I’m so glad I didn’t grow up back then before they realized that basically everything could kill you.” But I look around and still see people smoking cigarettes, vaping,
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This is timeless literature. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ A colleague at work found out I like to read and so we agreed to do a book swap. His first book for me was “2666” by Roberto Bolaño. I will definitely admit that receiving this was daunting – not just because of the length but
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An inside look to a small part of the Gates Foundation. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ For awhile I’ve been curious about what the Gates Foundation actually does and how it originated. Melinda Gates does a great job telling her side of the story from her beginnings of being one of few women in a
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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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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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I feel so judged. Yeah. I feel like that’s the thing. I’ve never had a friendship that long. As a rule, I tend to root for the woman. I got you. The one time I met her, they were in the corner. The corner! She was not what
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