Warning: This book review contains references to sexual assault. Within the last two years, there’s been a call to reexamine how the United States views its racist past, slavery in particular. Many authors – mainly black – have published these kinds of narratives, especially within the last 50 years. They show up as both nonfictionContinue reading “The Water Dancer Book Review”
Tag Archives: by
What Am I Reading – Chapter Twenty-Six
Hi Everyone, It’s been a few weeks since the last chapter, but I’ve been reading two new books that I’d love to share with you! Let’s begin with our first title! Writers & Lovers by Lily King is about Casey Peabody – a 31-year-old struggling writer. After the sudden death of her mother and endContinue reading “What Am I Reading – Chapter Twenty-Six”
Literary Travel – New Orleans Edition Part Two
Hi Everybody!! As a librarian and overall literary nerd, one of the things that I had to do in New Orleans was check out some bookshops to see what they had. My husband and I went into four unique antiquarian & second-hand bookstores. All of them were conveniently located in the French Quarter, which madeContinue reading “Literary Travel – New Orleans Edition Part Two”
Literary Travel – New Orleans Edition Part One
Hi Everyone! This week, I promised you all something special for Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day, and I have it here. Yesterday, I celebrated this day by going to the Odgen Museum of Southern Art for its 5th Annual Free MLK Jr. Day Celebration. It was presented with support provided by Cox Communications. TheContinue reading “Literary Travel – New Orleans Edition Part One”
What Am I Reading – Chapter Twenty-Five
Hi Everyone, It’s been awhile since I showed you the last chapter. I finished a number of books like The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell, and I started a new title not too long ago that I’d like to share with all of you. American Shaolin – Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks,Continue reading “What Am I Reading – Chapter Twenty-Five”
Vita Nostra Book Review
Hello Everybody! I hope you all had a great New Years! I sure did! I’ve been looking forward to 2022 for awhile because I got a wide range of books to show you like this one: Have you ever read a book that boggled your entire mind? A book so confusing that you have toContinue reading “Vita Nostra Book Review”
Top 3 Best and Worst Books of 2021
Hi Everybody!!!! Today is the last Monday of the year! You know what that means??? It’s the 2nd annual year-end countdown of books I reviewed in 2021! Like before, I’ll pick 6 books for this list – 3 for the best and 3 for the worst! Now, I have only one question for you! IContinue reading “Top 3 Best and Worst Books of 2021”
Carry the One Book Review
I understand that there are some books that are intended to be character studies. The emphasis is on the character and how they deal with things, and the plot is put on the back burner. If done right, they can be pretty engaging with characters so fascinating that readers will look past the thin plot.Continue reading “Carry the One Book Review”
What Am I Reading – Chapter Twenty-Four
Hi Everybody, I hope the Christmas shopping is going well so far, and for my Jewish readers, I hope you all had a great Hanukkah! I finished The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern recently, and started reading two more titles that I’d like to show you all! So let’s begin! Once Upon a Winter: AContinue reading “What Am I Reading – Chapter Twenty-Four”
Eleanor & Park Book Review
Lately, I’ve been thinking about novels that have been considered problematic within the last few years. Some have been labeled that way for decades. But, does that mean readers are not allowed to read them anymore? I don’t think so. To understand why a book is deemed an issue, one must know the context –Continue reading “Eleanor & Park Book Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 