Date Read: March 30 Author: Farid Attar Rating: 3/5 This is another book for one of my classes, and I just don’t like it as much as I’ve enjoyed other books. I don’t really like poetry, so I doubt I would have picked it up if not for my class.
Monthly Archives: March 2020
The City We Became
Date Read: March 30 Author: NK Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 I have previously read The Broken Earth Trilogy by NK Jemisin, and I loved it, so I was thrilled to see that she had another book coming out. The City We Became came out last Tuesday, but I finished the whole book in aboutContinue reading “The City We Became”
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Date Read: March 29 Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz Genre: Fiction Rating: 5/5 A good book about two teenage boys in summer. It’s a little awkward at times, but teenage boys are awkward. Summer was a book of hope. That’s why I loved and hated summers. Because they made me want to believe. – Aristotle andContinue reading “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”
The Testaments
Date Read: March 26 Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Fiction Rating: 4/5 I found the narrative style very interesting. When I started reading the book, I assumed that it would be a single narrator, like the first book, and so I was surprised to discover that the story is told by three different women. Still anContinue reading “The Testaments”
The Holy Bible
Date Read: March 26 Genre: School This was one of the required texts for my English course.
Bad Blood
Date Read: March 25 Author: John Carreyrou Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 4/5 Bad Blood documents the rise and fall of the Silicon Valley company Theranos, which famously claimed the capability of running dozens of tests on a few drops of blood. Carreyrou skillfully weaves together the narrative from start to finish, although I wish the lastContinue reading “Bad Blood”
14
Date Read: March 23 Author: Peter Clines Genre: Science Fiction Rating: 4/5 The first book in the Threshold series, 14 technically comes before The Fold, which I read earlier this month. However, I do not think I had any problems reading this series out of order, and would actually recommend reading the second book first.Continue reading “14”
The World is Blue
Date Read: March 22 Author: Sylvia A. Earle Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 5/5 The ocean covers most of our planet, and in The World is Blue, Earle explains the threats facing the ocean and what we can do to help save the ocean and the planet. As someone who has always loved marine life, The WorldContinue reading “The World is Blue”
Elves, Trolls, and Elemental Beings
Date Read: March 20 Translated by Alan Boucher Genre: Folktales and Mythology Rating: 4/5 I really enjoyed this book. If you can find it, it’s always fun to read folktales that are new. The Icelandic folktales definitely have a strong focus on changelings, and there are elements that are similar to more well-known stories, butContinue reading “Elves, Trolls, and Elemental Beings”
The Weight of Ink
Date Read: March 18 Author: Rachel Kadish Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 The Weight of Ink is set in London, but in the London of two different centuries. The story switches between modern-day historians examining letters and the story of when the letters were written. I enjoyed the format of the book, and the storyContinue reading “The Weight of Ink”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 