marniii's reviews
55 reviews

The Girls by Emma Cline

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

5.0

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

dark medium-paced

4.5

🫢 Disturbing and hard to read but important 

Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I will definitely be using this in some of my courses moving forward. I love how they lay out complex topics through a menace of we can collectively do something about all of this. Hope is the most radical act. 

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Breathe through your nose, not your mouth. Yet another pop-science book that I couldn’t get enough of. Breath challenges you to reflect on your own breathing and its impact of your health while offering wonderful anecdotes and fun-facts from anthropology, archaeology, biology, cardiology, nutrition, spirituality, history, movement-based philosophies and so much more. I thought I was pretty good at breathing but this book forced me to pay attention and convinced me it was worth doing so. Nestor shows how breathing impacts the shape of our skulls, our abilities to eat, sleep, and heal, on top of our mental and physical health. He speaks to experts all over the world and pits himself through grueling experiments and tries out most of the breathing techniques he describes in this book. Super fun. This is a book I was recommended and will definitely be passing it along. 

How to Fall Out of Love Madly by Jana Casale

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Hit really close to home for me. Made me cry. Wanted more about these women post-men 

Thinking Like an Economist: How Efficiency Replaced Equality in U.S. Public Policy by Elizabeth Popp Berman

informative medium-paced

2.5

Not my thing but definitely interesting. 

The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About by Mel Robbins

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

Just me crying my way through this. Even though this feels like common sense- I found it to be really empowering. A solid brain reprogramming. 

Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal by J.K. Rowling

adventurous lighthearted

3.0

First book in another language and I’m feeling super proud!! I’m going to continue the series en español 

Setting Boundaries That Stick: How Neurobiology Can Help You Rewire Your Brain to Feel Safe, Connected, and Empowered by Juliane Taylor Shore

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Setting Boundaries That Stick has been so helpful with journal prompts, reflections on past experiences, science-forward evidence and clear steps to take to make change. It is a radical way to reimagine your commitment to yourselves, the people you love and the people in your community. It’s hard work!! I think I’ll need to read it a few more times to make it stick.