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I really enjoyed this book! There are a lot of gems within it's pages for anyone who's trying to decide where they want to take their lives career wise. Unlike a lot of other self-help books, Roman Krznaric's book offers concrete, tangible methods to help readers figure out their next career move. The book itself is short and will take you maybe an hour or two to get through (3 hours and 48 minutes is the actual audiobook duration). I highly recommend everyone read this book if you get the chance!
I really enjoy R.J. Palacio's character, Auggie. I wish she'd write more full length books because "Wonder" was one of those books that one can cherish and relate to no matter their age.
While I am not the targeted audience for this book, I will say that "We're All Wonders" is a cute continuation of her full length novel. Yet, I'd argue that the picture book lacked a storyline and would better serve as a refresher course in manners for children on how to be polite to others regardless of their differences. I'd definitely recommend starting off your child/your own reading of Palacio's work with [b: Wonder|11387515|Wonder (Wonder, #1)|R.J. Palacio|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1522713326s/11387515.jpg|16319487] to really understand where Auggie is coming from in this short picture book.
While I am not the targeted audience for this book, I will say that "We're All Wonders" is a cute continuation of her full length novel. Yet, I'd argue that the picture book lacked a storyline and would better serve as a refresher course in manners for children on how to be polite to others regardless of their differences. I'd definitely recommend starting off your child/your own reading of Palacio's work with [b: Wonder|11387515|Wonder (Wonder, #1)|R.J. Palacio|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1522713326s/11387515.jpg|16319487] to really understand where Auggie is coming from in this short picture book.
For once, I got a romance that checked all the boxes I love!
I really appreciated the fact that Mariam Zapata didn’t make this an insta love story and gave her characters time to develop over the course of the book without getting overly sappy or having her heroine seem to forget herself and her ambitions just because the live interest talked to her. Likewise, the sparing use of sex within the narrative gave the relationship m an organic feel that’s usually lacking in this genre.
As a reader, I got the sense that Zapata was actually taking her time with Sal, the female protagonist, and her live interest, Kulti’s story. Because of this, it made the actual sex scenes feel worthwhile when they came (pun intended) around since it felt like it was a natural progression to the romance between Sal and Kulti instead of a plot device. In short, Zapata wrote the heck out of that story! It’s been a while since I felt satisfied with a romance novel and/or new adult novel so, I’d highly recommend this book for that fact alone.
I really appreciated the fact that Mariam Zapata didn’t make this an insta love story and gave her characters time to develop over the course of the book without getting overly sappy or having her heroine seem to forget herself and her ambitions just because the live interest talked to her. Likewise, the sparing use of sex within the narrative gave the relationship m an organic feel that’s usually lacking in this genre.
As a reader, I got the sense that Zapata was actually taking her time with Sal, the female protagonist, and her live interest, Kulti’s story. Because of this, it made the actual sex scenes feel worthwhile when they came (pun intended) around since it felt like it was a natural progression to the romance between Sal and Kulti instead of a plot device. In short, Zapata wrote the heck out of that story! It’s been a while since I felt satisfied with a romance novel and/or new adult novel so, I’d highly recommend this book for that fact alone.
Got. Damn!
I felt this book in the deepest part of my spirit. It's reminiscent of [b: The Book of Negroes|23316548|The Book of Negroes|Lawrence Hill|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417983381s/23316548.jpg|860779] by Lawrence Hill. It was painful at times and had me in tears at various points, but it was oh so necessary. The way that Gyasi handled the painful history of Africans being involved with selling their own kin was eye opening while also making it clear just how much of a disadvantage those same African sellers were at compared to the white colonizers who coerced/enticed the Africans into the selling of their brethren of in the long haul.
I will say though that as the story gets closer to the present day, the narrative and character development begins to lag and slightly comes a part at the seams. In a way, I agree with one of my fellow Bookstagrammers who stated that Gyasi would have been better off splitting this book into two parts. This way, she could have really rounded off the story she was aiming to tell and finished it strong opposed to the lukewarm ending that was given to the two bloodlines' stories.
I say this because by the time the two lineages meet, I as a reader was waiting on the edge of my seat for there to be some acknowledgment that the final two descendants were family by blood and not just in the metaphorical sense that most people use to tie all members of the African Diaspora together under one painful, but neat genealogical bow. To me, this was the weakest part of the story since Gyasi makes it a point to emotionally draw the reader in on the blurb and throughout the storyline with the tale of the original "two sisters" who precede each character in the story and this makes the lack of acknowledgment of the dual narrative that's been running throughout the story's arc feel anticlimactic.
Still, I say RUN don't walk to get this book. This one is definitely one of my favorites from 2016.
I felt this book in the deepest part of my spirit. It's reminiscent of [b: The Book of Negroes|23316548|The Book of Negroes|Lawrence Hill|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417983381s/23316548.jpg|860779] by Lawrence Hill. It was painful at times and had me in tears at various points, but it was oh so necessary. The way that Gyasi handled the painful history of Africans being involved with selling their own kin was eye opening while also making it clear just how much of a disadvantage those same African sellers were at compared to the white colonizers who coerced/enticed the Africans into the selling of their brethren of in the long haul.
I will say though that as the story gets closer to the present day, the narrative and character development begins to lag and slightly comes a part at the seams. In a way, I agree with one of my fellow Bookstagrammers who stated that Gyasi would have been better off splitting this book into two parts. This way, she could have really rounded off the story she was aiming to tell and finished it strong opposed to the lukewarm ending that was given to the two bloodlines' stories.
Still, I say RUN don't walk to get this book. This one is definitely one of my favorites from 2016.
EVERYBODY PLEASE READ THIS BOOK NOW!!!!!!!!
I felt a whole range of emotions when reading this book. I can't even form a complete review to give Hill's novel justice. However, I will say that this is the type of book that demands to be read and more importantly, to reach a vast readership. It demands that you sit down and put your WHOLE heart into reading this novel. I say this because this story doesn't fully release the reader until they have hit the very last page and felt every emotion one could ever think to feel and even then, Hill's writing grips you and won't let you rest. In short, this book requires a lot out of its readers.
Case in point, when I read this book, it begged me as a reader to do so in small increments because I felt as if I was making the same painful journey into slavery that Aminata Diallo was thrust into at the mere age of eleven years old. Out of frustration and anger, I turned to [b:Where'd You Go Bernadette|13526165|Where'd You Go, Bernadette|Maria Semple|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1338822317s/13526165.jpg|17626728] to cleanse my pallet before I could continue on. The book is by no means a simple or quick read. Rushing through this book would be a HUGE mistake for any reader. I beseech everyone who reads this review to READ this book AND to spread the word, Hill's novel deserves to be the next phenomenon.
I felt a whole range of emotions when reading this book. I can't even form a complete review to give Hill's novel justice. However, I will say that this is the type of book that demands to be read and more importantly, to reach a vast readership. It demands that you sit down and put your WHOLE heart into reading this novel. I say this because this story doesn't fully release the reader until they have hit the very last page and felt every emotion one could ever think to feel and even then, Hill's writing grips you and won't let you rest. In short, this book requires a lot out of its readers.
Case in point, when I read this book, it begged me as a reader to do so in small increments because I felt as if I was making the same painful journey into slavery that Aminata Diallo was thrust into at the mere age of eleven years old. Out of frustration and anger, I turned to [b:Where'd You Go Bernadette|13526165|Where'd You Go, Bernadette|Maria Semple|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1338822317s/13526165.jpg|17626728] to cleanse my pallet before I could continue on. The book is by no means a simple or quick read. Rushing through this book would be a HUGE mistake for any reader. I beseech everyone who reads this review to READ this book AND to spread the word, Hill's novel deserves to be the next phenomenon.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! That ending and the callousness of the father blew me away.