The Autobiography of Malcolm X – book review
An incredibly important book – well-worth reading. Continue reading The Autobiography of Malcolm X – book review
Month: February 2018
Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs & Steel – book review
This book is absolutely fascinating, and here’s why anyone with an interest in history should consider reading it… Continue reading Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs & Steel – book review
February 13: Love Freebie (Romances, swoons, OTPs, kisses, sexy scenes, etc.)
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. You can find a list of topics for each week at That Artsy Reader Gir if you’d like to join in! This week’s topic is a Love Freebie – so I decided to list just a few of the literary couples that have happy … Continue reading February 13: Love Freebie (Romances, swoons, OTPs, kisses, sexy scenes, etc.)
Women and Power by Mary Beard
I really enjoyed Women and Power by Mary Beard. It’s a short book based on two of her lectures given at the LRB lecture series in the British Museum. There are some very useful black and white images to illustrate the author’s points – including the famous Miss Triggs cartoon (check it out here if you haven’t seen it yet). Immensely readable, the book is in … Continue reading Women and Power by Mary Beard
February 2018 – TBR
Given that I feel that I should have read some of those ages ago, I’ve decided to use this February (American Black History Month) as a pretext to get reading. Here’s my self-selected book-bundle: It includes: 1.) The Autobiography of Malcolm X 2.) A Gift of Love Martin Luther King Jr 3.) The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. Du Bois 4.) Narrative of the Life … Continue reading February 2018 – TBR
Jodi Picoult “Small Great Things”- book review
I grabbed Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things mostly by chance Continue reading Jodi Picoult “Small Great Things”- book review
Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven’t Read
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. You can find a list of topics for each week at That Artsy Reader Gir if you’d like to join in! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is: Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven’t Read My TBR used … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Books That Have Been On My TBR the Longest and I Still Haven’t Read
Darkest Hour – film review
A masterpiece in the making, one might have thought. And yet… Continue reading Darkest Hour – film review
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