Tag: read this book
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BR310) “The Great Alone” Book Review
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. 5/5 rating. 545 pages. Book #26 of 2023. Read July 14, 2023. This is an unbelievably amazing book about a family who moves to Alaska and not only has to fight to survive that unwelcoming climate, but figure out how to fight their own demons within their family. Just,…
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BR290) “Why We’re Polarized” Book Review
Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein. 5/5 rating. 268 pages. Book #6 of 2023. Read March 1, 2023. I think this is the most thought-provoking book I’ve read in years. The rating is because so many ideas that have kind of been swirling around just below the surface in my head were brought to the…
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BR288) “Gilead” Book Review
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. 4/5 rating. 247 pages. Book #4 of 2023. Read February 4, 2023. This novel follows a pastor who is at the end of his life and sorry to leave his wife and his child in a hard world. In order to impart some more wisdom on his young son, he decides…
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BR279) “The Midwest Survival Guide” Book Review
The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat…Everything with Ranch by Charlie Berens. 5/5 rating. 282 pages. Book #46 of 2022. Read December 11, 2022. This book was incredibly entertaining! If you want one book that explains me to a T, this is it! I am a true Midwesterner through and…
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BR259) “The Overstory” Book Review
The Overstory by Richard Powers. 5/5 rating. 502 pages. Book #26 of 2022. Read June 7, 2022. This is an incredible novel about the intersecting stories of a small group of people and their discovery of awe for trees. The main characters include everything from a computer scientist, to a professional of trees (dendrologist), to…
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BR251) “The Color of Law” Book Review
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein. 4/5 rating. 217 pages. Book #18 of 2022. Read April 3, 2022. This is one of the most disturbing books I have read in a long time. Richard does a phenomenal job of explaining the myriad of ways that…
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BR246) “The Book Thief” Book Review
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. 4/5 rating. 550 pages. Book #13 of 2022. Read March 8, 2022. This is an absolutely incredible book that is told by Death. He tells the story of a young girl named Liesel (later dubbed the Book Thief) raised near Munich during World War II. Liesel is an orphan…
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BR238) “United” Book Review
United: Thoughts on Finding Common Ground and Advancing the Common Good by Cory Booker. 4/5 rating. 215 pages. Book #5 of 2022. Read January 22, 2022. I absolutely loved this book, I’ve listened to a few interviews with Cory and just resonate so deeply with his optimism, love, and hope – and hard work to…
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BR221) “Why We Sleep” Book Review
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker. 4/5 rating. 340 pages. Book #57 of 2021. Read August 28, 2021. This book should be compulsory reading for everyone in high school and on. Matthew lays out the myriad reasons why sleep is absolutely essential to our functioning, our thinking, and…