so-soUnderstandable for a book about a revolutionary abolitionist who was both cast out and voluntarily withdrew from society, but there is a lot of filler in here. The parts about Lay were interesting; the deep dives into his friends, the lives of his influences, and the page long dissections of a few sentences were less so. I skimmed a lot in the second half, but his is a good story and one worth knowing.
pickAnother 5 ⭐️ read. I‘m not evangelical (I‘m in the evil left they talk about in the book), but I‘m glad the author is because he has a unique perspective. We all know about the alt-right, but what is going on in some “churches” is eye-opening. I recommend this to any religious person—he does talk about faith/Christian beliefs so for non-believers, it might not be a book for you.
pickA truly fascinating account of Chinese-American history as traced through the writer‘s family, through five generations, many who lived in a building in NYC‘s Mott Street. I was in awe with the amount of research that Ava Chin dug up about. She manages to track down their Chinese Exclusion files on both sides of her family. “They call it exclusion…but it is not exclusion, it is extermination.”
pickFascinating!
This is the story of our ancestors and how we came to be. Combining knowledge from historical records, archaeological discoveries and even myths and legends into an easy to follow narrative, the author takes us on a journey from the deepest past to our current world. I can‘t get enough of books like this, and this is the best I‘ve read in a long time. Highly recommended!
What I'm reading for a mystery reading weekend event. It's been on my tbr list, so I'll be taking a break from wicked. Anyone else do weekend type reading events?
My next audiobook is for #Palau, my second book for that country. #readingOceania @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
pickThe publisher gifted me this book. My great grandfather painted in the interwar years and artist Toby Knobel Fluek painted (and wrote) her story after the war. But there are connections between the two stories - primarily the impulse to document the Polish Jewish community. The paintings are a lovely ode to Fluek‘s family and even the depressing wartime paintings beautifully illustrate and bear witness to history in an emotionally important way.
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