Things my son needs to know about the world by Fredrik Backman Genre: Non-fiction/ memor Thoughts: Have you read anything by Fredrik Bachman before?⁣ I've read 'A man called Ove' but didn't like it as much.⁣⁣But this book came to me at the right time in my life. The author and I are more or... Continue Reading →

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Genre: YA fantasy Rating: 3 out of 5  My thoughts: The good: The setting of Ketterdam, the writing, Kaz and Inej, character building, the way the backstories are effortlessly intermingled with the current story. The bad: The plot is done a thousand times already, the middle section was very... Continue Reading →

The news yesterday about Iran Rights Lawyer, Nasrin Satoudeh, Sentenced to 38 Years in Prison and 148 Lashes was very disheartening.⁣It reminded me of a book I read by another Iranian Lawyer and Nobel Peace prize winner, Shirin Ebadi.⁣ ⁣She says, "Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related... Continue Reading →

The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths Genre: Adult mystery Rating: 3 out of 5 Thoughts: This mystery book jumps straight into action when one of the English teachers at the local school is found murdered in her house. Clare Cassidy who is friends with her and also an English teacher at the same school is... Continue Reading →

Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 3 out of 5 Awards: Audie Award for Humor (2016), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2015) Thoughts: This book is about Jenny's mental illness and how she copes with it on a day to day basis. Or that's what I thought. But it's a lot of rambling... Continue Reading →

Underground RailRoad by Colson Whitehead About: Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hellish for all the slaves but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood—where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the... Continue Reading →

The Diviners by Libba Bray Genre: YA Fantasy/ Thriller/ Supernatural About: Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that... Continue Reading →

 This is from a graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrape I just finished. This is the first frame in the first chapter called 'The Veil".  I have just started Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry. This is the first line. Although it's not very impressive, this book has great reviews. A young man walks down by the banks... Continue Reading →