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The Crucible by Arthur Miller
5.0
A perfect drama and story. It is so moving and still so relevant. Miller is truly a master in his craft.
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
4.0
This was a very insightful book that felt so personal. The way Brudler weaves together interviews with her own experiences with then also larger socioeconomic occurrences is impressive; her writing flows extremely well. A great look into a group almost always overlooked, elders, facing the impossible challenge of keeping up with a society with a “wage chasm” that continues to grow.
They Called Us Enemy by Steven Scott, George Takei, Justin Eisinger
3.0
This book was very informative about a time in US history so often overlooked.
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
5.0
This is a powerful play, both to read and to teach. I really love using it in my classroom because it really highlights how systemic and backbreaking the American experience is, especially the Black American experience. This is not a book to necessarily see yourself in. White audiences and readers have mistaken the purpose of the text, have tried to use it as a mirror instead of the window. They have taken the message to be about dreams in general rather than dreams robbed by segregation, racism, and overall oppression.
This play always moves me to tears. I am happy to teach it to the next generation. The messages still (sadly) ring true.
This play always moves me to tears. I am happy to teach it to the next generation. The messages still (sadly) ring true.
Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson
4.0
The ending alone makes this book simply incredible. At last, he is self-sufficient. He has no master, and doesn’t need an salvation.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
4.0
If I could, I would give it a 4.5 not a 4. A beautiful retelling of a story shared for over a thousand years. Their story is alive today.
March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
4.0
A book that I teach. A powerful text that utilizes its graphic format with great intent. At the end of the day, it is still important to realize that Lewis’ story is one side of the civil rights movement; both the art and the writing encourage the reader in lessening the black power/revolution movement. But, this does accurately reflect pacifist views of the time (without acknowledging MLK’s own revolutionary/communist views from early in his life).