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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
funny
hopeful
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams by Mindy Thompson
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: War
Minor: Car accident
Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace by Osheta Moore
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I have a lot of words I want to say and write today but truthfully, I am not sure where to start.
I joined the launch team for @oshetamoore's new book #DearWhitePeacemakers this week. I don't do this often but I read Shalom Sistas last summer & I've been following her for a few years in social & I knew it was something I wanted and needed to read.
This book is so good. Moore is generous and empathetic and kind. She also holds a firm line as she calls in white peacemakers like me and leads us through the Sermon on the Mount through a liberation theology lens (someone into theology tell me if I got this right). White Christians, especially White Christian women, this book is a generous gift for us, an invitation to be partners in building an upside down kingdom, to empathy, to be shalom-makers in our world.
And as the news continues telling us of every space of our world that is broken -- we need to heed the call to shalom.
I joined the launch team for @oshetamoore's new book #DearWhitePeacemakers this week. I don't do this often but I read Shalom Sistas last summer & I've been following her for a few years in social & I knew it was something I wanted and needed to read.
This book is so good. Moore is generous and empathetic and kind. She also holds a firm line as she calls in white peacemakers like me and leads us through the Sermon on the Mount through a liberation theology lens (someone into theology tell me if I got this right). White Christians, especially White Christian women, this book is a generous gift for us, an invitation to be partners in building an upside down kingdom, to empathy, to be shalom-makers in our world.
And as the news continues telling us of every space of our world that is broken -- we need to heed the call to shalom.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, Violence, and Hate crime
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Supporting Newcomer Students: Advocacy and Instruction for English Learners by Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, Katharine Davies Samway, Laura Alvarez
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Great material, just didn't finish before school started
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
4.0
there's a lot to this book.
it makes you think about the value of experience, whether experience alone is fulfilling, or whether there must be an emotional, personal side. it also shows the tragedy of a life without compassion and the danger of a life without restraint. it reminds me of dr. jekyl and mr. hyde, insofar as it explores what happens to a man when all that is good in him is smothered and silenced.
i think it is very much worth reading.
it makes you think about the value of experience, whether experience alone is fulfilling, or whether there must be an emotional, personal side. it also shows the tragedy of a life without compassion and the danger of a life without restraint. it reminds me of dr. jekyl and mr. hyde, insofar as it explores what happens to a man when all that is good in him is smothered and silenced.
i think it is very much worth reading.