jburkespraker's reviews
160 reviews

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. 

We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell

hopeful informative

4.0

The audio was not great on this. The book was very good though. 

Respect the Mic: Celebrating 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School by Hanif Abdurraqib, Dan Sully Sullivan, Peter Kahn, Franny Choi

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This poetry collection from the students and alumni of Oak Park and River Forest High School is such a fantastic look at the complexity and breath of experiences from the Chicago area. I read this on Libby because it was mentioned in Spoken Word by Joshua Bennett. It was a great end of the year read to round out 2023. 

White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better by Saira Rao, Regina Jackson

5.0

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.

This book was tedious and boring with no real understanding of how power actually works. Most overrated booktok book.