Go to School, You’re a Little Black Boy: The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander: A Memoir by Lincoln Alexander My rating: 4 of 5 stars I struggled a bit with rating this. It is unfortunate that more support was not put behind this book. He is such a great and accomplished man, but the book feels … Read More
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck My rating: 2 of 5 stars A classic so worthwhile to listen to or read because of that I suppose. My hypothesis is that this book is only popular because it allows so many to say the n-word under the guise of ‘it is art’ and it allows … Read More
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman My rating: 3 of 5 stars I suppose is should write a review of this after my child grows up so I can say what seems to have worked and what didn’t. It is is hard not to notice that … Read More
Calypso by David Sedaris My rating: 2 of 5 stars An easy read which doesn’t take too much brainpower to get through. There were definitely some laugh out loud parts like the chapter on how people curse in different languages/countries. View all my reviews
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was such a great read. I’ve started to really enjoy autobiographies, but I was weary of this one, thinking that it might be masking a ‘how-to’ business book trying to give a bunch of tips. It … Read More
I am a huge fan of A Shadow of a Wind – I always recommend it to anyone I know going to Barcelona. So after seeing Carlos Ruiz Zafón, speaking at the local Indigo talking about his second book, I was immediately had it on my list of must reads. And just like SOTW, the … Read More