Book Review of Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ‘F*ck
Book Review of Mark Manson’s ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a ‘F*ck’ Image link https://images.app.goo.gl/TsAPYR7muZG8Gk5E6 Mark Manson – What’s the fuss about? When I start any book review, such as this one on ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck I am usually very mindful that the author has spent days, weeks, months, or even […]
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
Cannery Row – Book Review and Book Club Discussion Questions Goodreads Challenge I am coming towards the end of my goodreads ‘reading challenge’. I pledged 50 books but have only read 42. Consequently I needed a slim book to read-how shallow I am! A dear friend and I had recently been chatting about John Steinbeck […]
The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
The Girl Who Smiled by Clemantine Wamariya Autobiography, by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Wile, about Clemantine’s experience of the Rwandan Massacre.This is a powerful and well-written autobiography/biography sharing the story of Clemantine Wamariya. She and her sister Claire are adrift as refugees, fleeing the terror imposed during the Rwandan War. I hadn’t heard of Clemantine prior […]
Girl Woman Other by Bernadine Evaristo Book Review
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo Book Review I read Bernadine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other after she had already jointly won the Booker Prize with Margaret Atwood for The Testaments. I’d been intrigued to know what text would merit being considered equal to The Testaments as I had expected Atwood to be the lone winner […]
Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments
Book Review of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments The Testaments – Worth the Wait? I blogged earlier in the week about reading Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale in preparation of reviewing Atwood’s The Testaments. I wanted to thoroughly prepare for the new release and make sure that I could remember who was who, why they mattered and so on.. Was it […]
Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale
Book Review of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale As far as I know, Margaret Atwood is a pretty ‘out there’ author, offering inspiration and online writing advice. This would be great for IB students to tap into. I even think I read or heard on a radio interview somewhere that Atwood has a scheme where she ‘pair […]