pickSwisher recounts her professional journalism career reporting on tech and tech giants that matches the swagger that is needed to go ego to ego in covering them. Mostly recaps of events and interviews. Jobs is painted well; Musk is taken down. Interesting points on tech.
pickThis was so popular when it came out (when my kids were in Catholic school.) But I‘m one to be wary of hype, and I put it off. But I shouldn‘t have. It‘s tragic, and funny, and very well written. Number 12 of #24in2024, and #bookspin for April. @TheAromaofBooks @Jas16
pickIt feels wrong to use the word "enjoyed" of a memoir of queer domestic abuse but I loved the writing and the framing of her experience through the lens of an exhaustive array of genres. It's as if she's holding it up to the light, to make sense of what was happening to her in the absence of a ready frame of reference. Does this lessen the emotional impact? Possibly. It's awful she endured the abuse. I'm glad she could make this book of it.
pickThis was a very quick, enjoyable read — I started last night, couldn‘t sleep, and finished it around 3:00am. I love Montell‘s blend of nonfiction concepts and personal history. In this one, she tackles cognitive biases such as the halo effect, sunk cost fallacy, and survivorship bias, making each concept clear with examples from her life. Montell narrates the audiobook and is engaging and relaxed.
pickThis was a powerful coming of age memoir. Johnson tells their story with honesty, compassion, and humor.
pick#SpringSkies Day 15: This is a good fit for #WomenInSports. Kenneth, one of our GatheringBooks contributors reviews this book here: https://gatheringbooks.org/2019/07/12/poetry-friday-women-in-tennis/
Watermelon pear wine 🍷 and book! yes please! It‘s been a nerve wracking weekend at work! So glad it‘s over until Tuesday! 😴❤️
Edited to vent!! This book is like driving by a wreck and not being able to turn away! I am screaming at this woman and her terrible decisions! “LOVE YOURSELF!” OMG! I‘ve made some pretty bad choices in my lifetime, but daaammmmnnnn girl!! 😱😫 the title should be changed to NO!!!!!!!
Had I known this wasn‘t the original version, I would have held out for the hardcover book. The author deemed some of the language he used in the original as making parents and teachers “uncomfortable” and watered down his writing for younger readers. Uncomfortable is a part of people‘s lives. Period.
