The second book in the Anne of Green Gables series. Still a little too moralizing in some parts but still amusing overall. Anne is teaching at the local school in this volume- I think its highly unrealistic (I know this is fiction, but…

Mildly depressing listen. Mostly just about the rise of the chronically online far right/alternative facts world told through a unique lens of the author being constantly confused with a member of that world. I found her writing to be good and the story…

Very well-done ethnography following four families in Atlanta who navigate finding, securing, and keeping housing over a period of four years, including the COVID pandemic. Deeply impactful stories about these families, who often face ridiculous barriers to housing even with relatively stable jobs…

This is one of those books that I’ve been trying to read for a long time. The prose is very academic and dry but there’s a wit and humor that really shines. I started it maybe 7 or 8 years ago but my…

A refreshingly fast paced engaging read. My concern was that it would be too old of a book to be intriguing or relevant for me. But I would have been wrong. Not only was it a pretty spicy affair, but Shiela’s (our protagonist)…

I was excited to read this book when I first read the premise a few months back. I have now completed the book and I have thoughts, mostly that I feel like this book relied on the hook to get the reader and…