Book #33: Black AF: America’s Sweetheart
By: Kwanza Osajyefo I picked this one up from Amalgam Comics a few years ago, but because I am not much of a comic reader, I just managed to get to it at the end of this year. This comic is about Eli, a black teenager, who is raised by her adoptive white parents in...Book #30: The Murmur of Bees **
By: Sofia Segovia Translated by: Simon Bruni THIS BOOK IS THE REAL DEAL! Magical realism, mixed with historical fiction, with a little bonus of learning how people in Mexico fared through the pandemic of 1918 (this book was written 5 years ago, so that bit does not...Book #29: If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
By: Gregg Olsen This is definitely not my typical read, but a friend recommended it to me, so I said, “what the hell.” And let me tell you. This is a true story, so it does not come with the same “lightness” that would accompany a fictitious...Book #28: Caste: The Origin of our Discontent
By: Isabel Wilkerson This book is done very well & I enjoyed it even more than I enjoyed The Warmth of Other Suns (primarily because of the flow of the writing). The author makes a very compelling argument as she compares systemic racist segregation and...Book #27: The Testaments
By: Margaret Atwood Oh my god! This was the completely unnecessary, yet hedonistically wonderful sequel to Handmaid’s Tale. The world could have done without this book, and I understand why some people reviewed it as such, but for me, it was a fun way to tie up...Book #26: Normal People
By: Sally Rooney Recommended to me by a cousin, I found this book very real. I sped through this is a couple of days, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Then I watched the miniseries to add a bit of Ireland in my life. The characters are all encumbered by very real,...Book #25: Children of Blood and Bone
By: Tomi Adeyemi As I keep bringing up, I do struggle with fantasy. I do also value the historical importance of representation in novels. There were a few things this book did really well. I loved learning about the Orisha, and Yoruba mythology in general. I found it...Book #24: Parable of the Sower
By: Octavia Butler This book was highlighted by an event held by Harriet’s Bookshop, and so I bought a copy ahead of the event, and read it shortly thereafter. I am not a huge fantasy fan. Harry Potter is definitely my largest exception to this genre-specific...Book #23: Pachinko **
By: Min Jin Lee I am going to reread this and come back with a better review in the beginning of next year. This book was extraordinary! So so much is packed into this book. I honestly had a hard time getting through the first 50 pages. But once I hit that mark, the...Welcome to the last book club
welcome to the last book club, one of the “other things.”