@wideeyedreader and I picked this one for this month‘s mother-daughter murder mystery book club. I loved it and did not see the end coming. We‘re reading the 2nd one next month 😁
@wideeyedreader and I picked this one for this month‘s mother-daughter murder mystery book club. I loved it and did not see the end coming. We‘re reading the 2nd one next month 😁
This was so much fun. And ridiculous in all the right ways 😂 Just what I needed after my last book, which was very heavy.
“Hate, we confirmed, is the same all over the world. Warped notions of supremacy. Of fearing, then dehumanizing, the Other.”
Well. I got an education with this one. Browning was a detective in AZ who spent 20+ years undercover in White supremacy & militia groups, learning the methods & plans so he and his fellow officers could try to stop the violence and hate. It took a toll on his personal life & mental health-I can‘t imagine what it‘s like ⬇️
This is the last book in the Schuyler Sisters trilogy and I have enjoyed every one of them. I loved Pepper and Annabelle‘s feisty independence, though Annabelle‘s story broke my heart.
“Thank God for girlfriends. In this crazy, chaotic, divided world that was run by men, you could always count on the women.”
Frankie McGrath is young, sheltered, and idealistic when she decides to follow her brother to Vietnam as a combat nurse. This is a raw, vivid portrayal of the horrors of war-and the bonds of friends-& the deplorable way vets were treated when they returned home.
I loved Frankie, Ethel & Barb. Everyone should have friends⬇️
This was a fun, fast paced murder mystery that gave off Gilmore Girls and Thursday Murder Club vibes. But it‘s more about the relationships between 3 generations of strong women and I was happy to see the growth in those relationships throughout the book.
Definitely read the author‘s note at the end and be prepared for 😭
“Most of them care nothing whatever about race. They want only their proper place in the sun and the right to be left alone, like any other citizen of the republic.” -James Baldwin
I read this for #sharonsayso‘s book club and loved it. It‘s a well researched history of the Great Migration (1915-1970), when Black people escaped the injustice, degradation, and racism of the Jim Crow south by going north and west. Often to be faced with more ⬇️
“I‘ve taken many losses in my life. But my voice is undefeated.”
The bookstore I work at hosted a book signing/talk with Q&A/photo op with A‘ja Wilson last week. I don‘t follow basketball and am not the target audience but I really enjoyed this. She had a lot of good things to say and I loved her sense of humor and openness.
A coworker wanted to recommend my next book and this is what he chose. He and I don‘t typically read the same genres but I agreed I would give it a try. It is definitely not something I would have picked on my own. I didn‘t hate it and it did keep me interested to the end. So overall not a bad suggestion 😊
“The real story is the universal one of men who destroy the souls and bodies of other men for reasons neither really understands.”
I first read this over 30 years ago as a teenager and while the basic idea stuck with me none of the details did.
Griffin decided, in 1959, to find out the truth for himself about the South‘s racial situation by becoming a black man. What struck me was how naive he was going into it and how quickly he learned just⬇️
Born into slavery and still young when granted freedom, Booker T Washington was determined to get an education & help others in his position to do the same. While I enjoyed the first few chapters about his early life and experiences after slavery, the rest of the book-about establishing the Tuskegee Institute-was rather dry and unemotional. Low pick.
“‘Sisters: Women bonded by a shared desire for change.‘ I was not alone, I realized, in wanting something I was not born to have.”
Set in England during the Great War, this focuses on twin sisters Peggy and Maude, who work as Bindery Girls at Oxford University Press. While Maude is happy where she is, Peggy dreams of joining the students at the college across the street.
I really enjoyed this and have already bought her other book 😁
This is a collection of short stories of different cases investigated by Poirot and Hastings, narrated by Hastings. I had read 2 of them before and enjoyed all of them well enough, though short stories aren‘t really my favorite thing.
“I don‘t believe that we can fully lay claim to a tradition if we are not willing to recognize what we have taken from other cultures over time, for better or worse.”
This is a story about family, tradition, identity, loyalty, secrets and what a person is willing to do.
This was a book club pick for this month. If not for that, I probably wouldn‘t have picked it up. 5⭐️
God has no children whose rights may be safely trampled on. - Frederick Douglas
“In his experience, you didn‘t have to lead a man to hate, just show him the way and he‘d do it on his own.”
This was shocking. Disturbing. The story of the rise of the KKK in Indiana in the 1920‘s, lead by a charismatic charlatan who got rich off hate.
I found it sad that some of the things the Klan said/believed are echoed in current politics. #bookclub #governerd
Reading the tagged tonight while the MI game is on in the background. I‘m 9 chapters in and so far 🤯🤯😡
#goblue #IDontCareAboutFootball
This was a Christmas gift and I had to jump right into it for the first book of the year. I enjoyed it and as usual didn‘t guess entirely right. 😂
My goal for the year was 75 so I‘m pretty happy with my 76. The tagged was one of my favorites ❤️😁
“There‘s a sin, a fearful sin, resting on this nation, that will not go unpunished forever. There will be a reckoning yet-there‘s a day coming that will burn as an oven. It may be sooner or it may be later, but it‘s a coming as sure as the Lord is just.”
Solomon was born free in New York & lived and worked there with his wife and 3 children until 1841, when he was drugged, kidnapped & sold into slavery in the south. This is his heartbreaking
This is one of my favorites to read every December ❤️
#FellowshipofTolkien #TolkienChristmas @Daisey @JazzFeathers
This was not an easy read and sometimes I forgot that it‘s a middle grade book. But I loved spending more time with the Logan family and witnessing the love they have for each other and their community. ❤️
Bertie is roped into a visit to Deverill Hall, a country house owned by friends of his Aunt Agatha. Once there he finds an over-abundance of aunts, several couples on the outs and himself impersonating Gussie Fink-Nottle. Thankfully Jeeves is there to set things straight and help everyone out of their trouble.
I love the sweet illustrations and letters in this-I‘ve read it every year for the last several. ❤️ 🎅
#TolkienChristmas #FellowshipofTolkien @Daisey @JazzFeathers
I would never have read this if it hadn‘t been a book club pick. It was…interesting. And I did want to see how it ended but not really my thing. Should make for an interesting discussion on Saturday though.
I have read this before but it had been more than 30 years. So while I remembered the basic idea, I did not recall any of the details. I absolutely loved the #LoTRChapteraDay pace and I definitely appreciated it more than when I read it as a teenager. All the ⭐️ Can‘t wait to read it again! #FellowshipofTolkien @Daisey @JazzFeathers
This is the heartbreaking true crime account of the widespread, brutal murder of wealthy Osage tribe members for their head rights.
I‘m all set to start Book 6-even have my new favorite sweatshirt 😉🤣
It‘s hard to believe we‘re almost finished with this. I‘ve loved doing the #LoTRChapteraDay #FellowshipofTolkien @Daisey @JazzFeathers
“For when you see that the world shimmers just like the outline of Whisperwood‘s doors, mystery and enchantment are everywhere just waiting to be noticed.”
I really enjoyed this ❤️
Hadley needs to get away from her abusive husband. Grace just needs to get away. Through a wild series of events they are thrown together, whether they want to be or not, along with their 3 kids. It‘s a bit unrealistic but great fun with lots of action.
“It‘s how we survive the hurts in life that brings us strength and gives us our beauty.”
Another low pick for me. It was a sweet, quick read with lots of interesting characters.
This is a low pick for me. I‘m not sure if it is or not but it reads like YA. At least it was a quick, easy read-and very predictable. The best part was the fun chapter titles.
This one was…interesting. I liked it okay but definitely another that is not a favorite.
This is a low pick for me-definitely not my favorite Christie. Still interesting with lots of twists and secrets.
This was a re-read for book club and I loved it just as much the 2nd time as the first. Looking forward to our discussion tomorrow.
I laughed, I cried. I loved it. Can‘t wait till the next one! ❤️
Early morning flight to Chicago to spend the weekend with my best friend. I‘m taking The Thursday Murder Club crew with me 😁
This was a fun adventure-the first with Colonel Race. As always, I was completely wrong about who the “bad guy” was 😂
Well. That was unexpected.
This definitely kept me on the edge of my seat, especially the last third or so.
Another book club pick! This was quite slow at the beginning but I like it. I loved the relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Mary McLeod Bethune and all they were able to accomplish by working together and really seeing each other. I‘m looking forward to the discussion on Saturday.
I got this ARC from work after a coworker read it and recommended it to me. I never would have picked it up otherwise. It was fast paced and well written. And though his name is never really mentioned it‘s quite obvious who this story is based on. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was a quick, delightful-if somewhat predictable- read. Anne is still my favorite but I do like Jane.
This was about Deborah‘s experiences growing up in a strict Hasidic sect in Williamsburg, NY. Her discovery of books and reading, learning to think for herself and what lead to her decision to leave.
I have loved getting back into this story and really like the pace of #LoTRChapteraDay. On to Book Two! #FellowshipofTolkien @Daisey @JazzFeathers
“Magic isn‘t things materializing out of nowhere. Magic is when a lot of people all believe in the same thing at the same time, and somehow we all escape ourselves a little bit…”
I enjoyed this story about the making of The Wizard of Oz and the life of the author told through his wife.