If you're not into history, these books may change your mind. While this may sound odd, this probably my favorite, or at least most frequently read time period. I'd blame it on my history degree, but this started well before college. This is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, with something for everyone. 1. Life … Continue reading 8 Books Set During World War II
Well, it took me a little while, but I finally read Becoming. As expected, it was excellent. Since I live in Chicago there's always someone on my commute reading it, but I still had that feeling you get when you see someone in public reading the same book as you, and you think how you … Continue reading Becoming
As part of my memoir kick, I picked up The Sound of Gravel. The story of a girl and her siblings growing up in a fundamentalist Mormon compound in Mexico, Ruth Warnier spent her childhood moving between Mexico, California, and Texas. The house her family lived in on the Le Baron Compound in Mexico was … Continue reading The Sound of Gravel
I've read a lot of books like Into This Air. Travel writing, memoirs, biographies, history. I haven't read a book like this in a long time, though. I know how it ends. It's like reading about the Titanic. Along the way you become attached to each person on the mountain, you forget it's not fiction. … Continue reading Into Thin Air
I was worried at first starting Talking As Fast As I Can, thinking I'd spend the full book wishing it was about Lorelai instead of Lauren Graham. Turns out, Lauren and Lorelai have a lot in common. Including coffee. And her writing will keep you going, and keep you laughing, much the way Lorelai and Rory's … Continue reading Talking as fast as I can
The Land of Enchantment is a journey through a tortured romance, an emotionally abusive relationship, and a first love. Leigh Stein walks you through what she saw at the time as a beautifully romantic love story. From suburban Chicago, to the New Mexico desert, to Brooklyn, Stein tells the story of how they met, started … Continue reading The Land of Enchantment
Between Me and The World: There has been no better time to read this book than now. Actually a better would have been about the time it was written. With the country in mayhem, feeling disjointed, out of control, this is a must read. It's been out for a year, and I'm pretty surprised I … Continue reading Currently Reading: Between Me and The World
Sometimes a book is just an okay read. Sometimes, it's a disappointment, and sometimes it blows you away. I wanted to read Persepolis for a couple reasons - a graphic novel written by a woman that is overwhelmingly successful, is unusual. One written by an Iranian woman about her childhood during the Iranian Revolution, and coming … Continue reading Persepolis
I don't know exactly what I was expecting from this. But finally getting my hands on a copy has meant not wanting to put it down. It has also been an inspiration and push to find my way back into the feminist movement. I've learned a lot - about Steinem herself, history that I seemed … Continue reading My Life on the Road
What I learned reading Why Not Me? 1. Finding a mentor: When you see someone you respect, doing something you aspire to do, stalk them, and force them to be your mentor. She pretty much went there, but stepped back. Here's the thing - mentors aren't going to seek you out. You can have to … Continue reading Life lessons from Mindy Kaling
