This book is lush, beautifully written, full of lovable characters, and just a joy to read.
A Gentleman in Moscow
Month: August 2018
All That Matters Part V
She just wanted someone to love her …
Hunger
This book by Roxane Gay got a lot of buzz when it first came out, and I had friends who read and enjoyed it, but it took me a while to read it for myself. I finally got the audiobook from my library, which was a good move because Gay narrates it herself and does …
The Belles
Clayton’s book has a very interesting take on slavery, beauty, and the lengths to which people will go to achieve it.
All That Matters Part IV
It’s not suspicious for a college student to stay out late.
Grit
The Power of Passion and Perseverance I saw Angela Duckworth’s TED Talk on this topic a few years ago and really enjoyed it. When I noticed my brother reading the book last year, I asked to borrow it and he kept bugging me about it until I finally read it.
All That Matters Part III
Hindsight is 20/20.
Black Man in a White Coat
This is a really good audiobook that shed some light on how racism affects both sides of health care.
All That Matters Part II
They had all been so happy, which made it that much harder for Charlie to comprehend how they had gotten here. To this horrific day.
Radium Girls
I learned a lot about the radium girls from reading this book, but the argument that it would have worked better as historical fiction is valid.