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The Book of Belonging: Bible Stories for Kind and Contemplative Kids by Mariko Clark
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Conclave by Robert Harris
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Islamophobia
Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines by Mai'a Williams, China Martens, Alexis Pauline Gumbs
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
This editor never fails to curate rich, thoughtful, generative voices. I will always follow her direction when it comes to who to listen to.
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid by Jimmy Carter
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I understand that Carter is remembered as someone who cared about Palestine, but reading this from today’s perspective, I found his writing to be earnest, but riddled with anti-Arab and Islamophobic slights. His analysis is incomplete for me because it does not recognize the history of colonialism in this context. It didn’t do enough for me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Islamophobia
Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Read this for my local library’s book club and I’m so glad I did. I am not a big historical fiction person but this was a realllly interesting perspective on Palestine, not just about the naksa and the Palestinian diaspora, but about class within the Palestinian community.
Highly recommend this one, especially for people familiar with the history of Palestine.
Highly recommend this one, especially for people familiar with the history of Palestine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo
challenging
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.5
Because this book is so long and features so many interviews, I think I would have been able to absorb it better if it were a podcast. Oluo does amazing work and this is a clear community project that’s worth absorbing.
Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
The most poetic autobiography I've ever read. Gumbs weaves in the natural world and poetry and mysticism so effortlessly in her reverent writing of Lorde's life. A true pleasure to read.
Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic by Esther Perel
5.0
I recommend to anyone with a significant other for a really refreshing take on the psychology of modern coupledom: we all need stability (safety) and change (eroticism). This book talks about how to balance both with a partner.
Becoming by Michelle Obama
5.0
HBD Michelle Obama! To celebrate, I finished your book today! I loved Becoming: a love letter to the southside and to the Black women who got Barack Obama into/through the presidency. Was a needed model of womanhood and authenticity around marriage for me right now.