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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
2.0
I did not finish this book, mostly because the premise was easy enough to understand and I didn’t feel the need to read to drill down on the specifics, but more so because EVERY SINGLE EXAMPLE the author used of specialists/success stories who worked deeply were MEN. There are plenty of women to hold up as examples. This white-male-centric view was pervasive enough that I stopped reading.
The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
5.0
Masterful. At once a memoir and an exploration of the stratification of New Orleans (And beyond). Captures an important piece of history and viewpoint. The book did read like several different voices/books in one as it travels over several decades and POV of the author, but for me this only enriched the narrative and underlying story and message Bloom is bringing to her readers.