I liked this book a lot more than I expected to, and I find myself referring to it often. It’s well-written and Vance tells his story in an engaging and meaningful way. More importantly, he humanizes the people living in the Appalachian area while not idealizing them. In fact, he argues very clearly that this … Continue reading
With the current news about deportations and ICE arrests, it felt important to me to read a book from the perspective of someone who has experienced it firsthand. Guerrero is not an immigrant herself, but her parents and older brother were born in Columbia. Guerrero’s parents were deported when she was only fourteen years old, … Continue reading
Trevor Noah’s memoir of his childhood in South Africa is compelling reading for anyone who wants to know more about South Africa and apartheid. At times humorous, and at times devastating, Noah brings his unique voice to this story. He writes like he speaks, and many times in this book it felt like I was … Continue reading
I was really saddened by Carrie Fisher’s death last month. It was so sudden, and she was only 60. And we had just seen her in Rogue One and Star Wars: A New Hope. I was especially sad for my husband, who grew up with the Star Wars movies. Having suffered through the last three, … Continue reading
I expected Amy Schumer to be clever and funny. I like her in-your-face style of humor and I like that she wants women to talk about sex. Let’s face it: we can be drunk, stupid screw-ups just as much as men. I can identify with that. But it’s more than that. Sex is funny, but it’s … Continue reading
This is Kaling’s second book, after Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? And while I enjoyed the first one, this is a much better book. Kaling gives you a very good sense in this book of who she is as a person. The first part of the book focuses on the development of Mindy’s show, … Continue reading
I loved everything about this book. You’ve probably heard of Jenny Lawson by now, but if you haven’t, she writes a blog as The Blogess and a couple of years ago published her first book, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened. Lawson’s writing is really unique; it’s humor combined with memoir, but that description doesn’t really … Continue reading
I loved this inside look at the life of Felicia Day. In one of the opening anecdotes in the book, Day is surreptitiously looking at the Build-a-Bear store, and she’s approached by a teenage girl who’s a fan. The girl’s mother has no idea who Day is. The girl says that her boyfriend has a … Continue reading
It seems like all of my favorite authors are coming out with something new this fall. I have review copies of the new books by Atwood, Mitchell, and Allende from NetGalley, so I’ve got lots of reading to do! Plus we get a final Tiffany Aching book from Terry Pratchett, and new series from Deanna … Continue reading
I wasn’t sure this book would live up to the hype, but it was exactly what I expected: a story of a journey, an adventure, and personal growth. I know that people reading it for the hiking experience have been disappointed, but that wasn’t what I was looking for. Most of you have read this … Continue reading
This is definitely not the kind of book I usually pick up, but 1) it was lent to me by a good friend and 2) it’s by a blogger and 3) it’s laugh-out-loud funny. Jenny Lawson is The Blogess and this is her “Mostly True” memoir. After I tried and failed horribly to describe this … Continue reading
I bought this book for my husband, a big Star Trek fan. But I’ll admit to buying it for myself too. I’m not a Trekkie, but I loved Next Generation, and lately we’ve been watching Wheaton on The Guild, which is hilarious. But Wheaton is also a blogger, and this book describes how he created … Continue reading
