pickIt's a very historical period story who's many diverse characters stay with you long after you finish the book. There are some very disturbing subject matters that get masterfully told, and it can be triggering for some people. I had to take breaks from it, but I had to come back to see how it ends and then I couldn't put it down! Well worth it to finish. ❤️
pickI WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN this is one of the books in the Banned Books conversation. Read and learn about Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History Month! Reading is knowledge, Knowledge is Power! I believe NO books should be in the banned books conversation!
pickToday‘s Woman of the Day is Claudia Rankine and her book Citizen, Micro and macroaggressions from every day interactions to world figures like Serena Williams & US Open, Trayvon Martin, the Jenna Six, Zinedine Zidane & the World Cup. Poetry, pain, anger, resolve.
“And where is the safest place when that place
must be someplace other than in the body?”
Truth about those imperfect 1st drafts, the practice of writing and not thinking of perfectionism or the end results - getting published! It reminds me of when I was young and went to NYC to do theater. I'd come home to visit my nieces, and they would say "I could be an famous actor" and "I'd say yeah you could, but 1st start with reading". They gave up right there. I will never understand people who don't love reading.
Blending the everyday and the miraculous, the historical and fabulous, psychological realism and surreal flights of fancy, One Hundred Years of Solitude has influenced nearly every important novelist around the world.
"Skills can be taught, Character you either have it or you dont." This book has been saved for a while, waiting for my heart to heal enough to listen. Today is the day.
"The bad times are here. The bad times have come. But life can‘t be over, When it hasn‘t begun"~HOWL
This book is the perfect escape from a crazy world. It's a million lives you could have lived. As many as a library full of books and magic. #ILoveBooks #themidnightlibrary #readagreatbook #matthaig
pickI love this book told in magic realism style. "I imagine Abulea Celias surprise as I sneak up behind her . She'll be sitting in her wicker swing overlooking the sea and she'll smell of salt and violet water. There'll be gulls and crabs along the shore . She'll stroke my cheek with her cool hands and sing quietly in my ear." I think of my daughters when I read it, who are Cuban on their grandfather's side. #dreamingincuban #latinheritagemonth
