Date Read: July 14 Author: Jim Ottaviani Illustrator: Leland Purvis Genre: Comic Rating: 3/5 I didn’t realize that this was a comic when I checked it out digitally from the library. I’m sure that it’s an excellent comic and a good telling of Alan Turing’s story, but it was difficult to read on a kindle.
Category Archives: Nonfiction
Unorthodox
Date Read: July 12 Author: Deborah Feldman Genre: Autobiography Rating: 5/5 Born into the strictly religious sect of Hasidic Judaism, Deborah Feldman grew up surrounded by rules and customs from what she could wear to whom she was allowed to speak to. After marrying and giving birth to a son as a teenager, Deborah decidesContinue reading “Unorthodox”
Burned
Date Read: June 16 Author: Edward Humes Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 4/5 A great read for anyone interested in the forensic work that happens following a fire, and the complications involved in determining whether a fire was arson or accidental.
The Splendid and the Vile
Date Read: May 20 Author: Erik Larson Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 4/5 Erik Larson writes about British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, starting with the day Churchill becomes Prime Minister and Hitler invades both Holland and Belgium. While there are many books about World War II, The Splendid and the Vile takes an in-depth look at ChurchillContinue reading “The Splendid and the Vile”
The Far Away Brothers
Date Read: May 11 Author: Lauren Markham Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 4/5 Twin brothers Ernesto and Raul flee north when Ernesto becomes involved in the gangs of El Salvador. In the United States, they disover an entirely different way of life that they must learn to navigate. The United States cannot at once be isolationist –Continue reading “The Far Away Brothers”
The Yellow House
Date Read: April 24 Author: Sarah M. Broom Genre: Memoir Rating: 4/5 Broom tells the story of her family and her life throughout the book, bringing together stories told by her siblings and other family members with beautiful narration. When a person dies in a place they become the place and nothing is ever theContinue reading “The Yellow House”
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”
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”
The Language Instinct
Date Read: March 7 Author: Steven Pinker Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 3/5 While it was interesting to read about how language develops, at times the author went into too many technical details and it became dry and difficult to read.
Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers
Date Read: March 5 Author: Sady Doyle Genre: Nonfiction Rating: 5/5 Sady Doyle examines the patriarchal fear of women by exploring characters from Dracula‘s Lucy Westenra to the T-Rex in Jurassic Park. She looks at women in three stages: daughters, wives, and mothers, and takes apart the assumptions that exist around a women in eachContinue reading “Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 