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Feb 20, 20232 min read
A Review of Sapiens: A Simple History of Us
#bookreview #sapiens Two years ago, I picked up the Sapiens mostly out of curiosity and the constant recommendation from my father. At...


Dec 20, 20223 min read
Review of Dune: A Book More Than Science
#5stars #dune #bestbookever “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real...


Dec 11, 20222 min read
A Review of The Piano Lesson: A Story of Family History
#bookreview #thepianolesson The Piano Lesson by August Wilson is a Pulitzer-Prize winning play about a conflict between family members...


Nov 19, 20223 min read
A Review of The Nickel Boys: An Exploration of Humanity
#bookreview #5stars #thenickelboys “To forbid the thought of escape, even that slightest butterfly thought of escape, was to murder one's...


Sep 4, 20224 min read
A Review of Klara and the Sun: A Perspective of Love
#bookreview #klaraandthesun #4stars Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is a novel set in a science-advanced world. Klara, an Artificial...


Aug 21, 20221 min read
Summer BookCamp!
#summer #bookcamp #summerreading Check my BookCamp on Instagram! Over the summer, I did a small bookcamp (like bootcamp) of all the books...


Aug 21, 20223 min read
The Underground Railroad: The Railroad to Freedom and Discovery
#bookreview #theundergroundrailroad #4stars The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is a fictional novel about slavery and racism in...


Aug 9, 20223 min read
2001: A Space Odyssey of Humankind and Science
Book review and analysis of 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke


Jul 28, 20224 min read
The Sympathizer: A Question of Identity and Two Ideologies
#bookreview #thesympathizer #5stars The Sympathizer by Viet Nguyen is a fictional confession of a nameless man who is half French and...


Jul 27, 20222 min read
When You Trap a Tiger: A Story of Self Discovery and Korean Culture
#bookreview #whenyoutrapatiger #4stars When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller is a story of a young and shy girl named Lily who moves with...


Jul 25, 20221 min read
First Bookclub Material!
Hello everyone! I have started to create bookclub material for young adult chapter books (and hopefully a greater span of books later)...


May 30, 20223 min read
Book Review: Human Acts
#bookreview #humanacts #5stars Human Acts by Han Kang and translated by Deborah Smith was a surprise read. The first chapters of the book...


May 3, 20222 min read
Book Review: Sophie's World
#bookreview #sophiesworld #4stars Sophie's World, by Jonstein Gaarder, seems straightforward from the outside. It is a novel that seems...


Apr 30, 20223 min read
Book Review: The Stranger
#bookreview #thestranger #5stars The Stranger by Albert Camus is a strange book. It is a simple story of a man named Meursault in Algeria...


Apr 1, 20222 min read
Book Review: Orlando
#bookreview #orlando #4stars Orlando, a man who turned into woman and lived three hundred years, is a legend. So is Virginia Woolf....


Mar 23, 20223 min read
Book Review: Just Mercy
#bookreview #justmercy #4stars Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson is not a typical justice story. It does not include the most beautiful and...


Sep 5, 20213 min read
Book Review: A Monster Calls
#bookreview #amonstercalls #5stars A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness is a book where a boy named Conor finds reconciliation with himself....


Apr 5, 20213 min read
Book Review: Why We Swim
#bookreview #whyweswim #5stars Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui is a great book explaining why humans swim (obviously). She explores swimming...


Jan 29, 20212 min read
Book Review: Becoming
#bookreview #becoming #5stars Becoming is about Michelle's whole life. Michelle as a kid gets piano lessons from her aunt, goes to...


Jan 29, 20212 min read
Book Review: Of Mice and Men
#bookreview #ofmiceandmen #3stars Summary Of Mice and Men is about two men named Lennie and George and they are off to find a new job....
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