jburkespraker's reviews
154 reviews

The Last Command by Timothy Zahn
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.

The misogyny was just too much. I had to DNF. General Leia Organa Solo does not need to be protected by those two chuckleheads. From the moment they met on the Death Star, Leia has protected Luke and Han. Not the other way around!
Plus…The story rambles and I never really connected to it. I would rather try another Star Wars writer. 

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

5.0

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

5.0

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

5.0

The Fight for Privacy by Danielle Keats Citron

3.75

Victory City by Salman Rushdie

5.0

Inciting Joy: Essays by Ross Gay

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

5.0

Ulysses by James Joyce

3.0

Anything else I would like to add to Ulysses? No. In fact I think they should take things away from it. Way too long and for no good reason. 
Was it confusing? Yes. Did reading it on audiobook help? Maybe. Do I remember any of it? Not so much. 

Fading Ads of Philadelphia by Lawrence O'Toole

informative

4.0

Coffee table book about ads around Philly. Worth learning the story of the Wilbur’s ad you see from the Ben Franklin Bridge walkway. 

Untamed Shore by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark tense fast-paced

5.0

This is my first SMG book and will definitely read more of her work. I loved the character of Viridiana. and the story of American expats in Mexico.