“Knowledge always finds a way to shine through.”
“Learning cannot be silenced by prejudice.“
pickA tale inspired by true events, showing how a teacher in Missouri defied unjust laws to educate Black students in the 1840s.
so-soI do love John McPhee, but I was never able to get into this. I tried four different times, over 16 months. I did finish. The topics are good. The Mississippi River would naturally have changed channels on 1973. A town in Iceland tries to save itself from a series of lava flows. And in LA one of the best places to live are the San Gabriel Mountains, where landslides and debris flows are coming everywhere, sooner or later.
pickA low Pick for the setting, which was well described. I found the story mostly satisfying, but I got impatient toward the end. That could be my reading mood though.
Just finished my reread of Huck Finn ahead of my reread of James for #CampLitsy24. This just reminded me of how much I don‘t care for Twain‘s style of writing even aside for all the “of its time” racism. I much prefer Everett‘s retelling, and I‘m looking forward to diving in again this weekend!!
pickI read this book to go along with reading James. It was interesting to read the different pov from James and Huck.
🌹 N. K. Jemisin, Glady Hendrix, Charlie Jane Anders, T.J. Klune
🌻 Siren Queen by Nghi Vo. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Also The Lord of the Rings (to be fair, I haven't actually read the series. I can never make it past page 100 of Fellowship)
🌺 The Giver by Lois Lowry. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Tagged book
@eggs #wondrouswednesday
Tagging @wildalaskabibliophile @texreader @doppoetry
pickThere were aspects of this I loved and those I didn‘t. If I have to be honest, it‘s closer to a so-so for me. I find Huck honest and I love his adventurous outlook on life. The constant use of the N word wore me down, and I found the section with the Duke just dragged on for me. I remember liking this a lot more when I read it as a kid.
