Jennifer

Great way to quickly learn about this part of history.

Overall, inspiring to me, a person who doesn't have a passion for one specialized topic. It felt like a stream of consciousness book at times but all stories were examples of the same message. It felt repetitive at times, so it really drove the message home.

Overall, this was an okay book. I haven't watched any of Bell's stuff yet so maybe I don't appreciate it as much as I should. The only part of the book that I really liked was his political rants about the Democratic Party and his racist experience toward the end of the book. I do want to watch United Shades of America now though.

Not of fan of this book. I hated all of the characters. I almost didn't finish it but made myself read it. It seemed to drag on and on. Maybe it would be better as a movie? Maybe it would be easier to follow that way?

I don't think Chelsea Handler is funny on TV but I really enjoy reading about her life. She is different on paper. I was thoroughly entertained reading this and enjoyed learning about her trials and tribulations in therapy.

Took me a while to get into it but once I did I enjoyed it. Witty, funny (not lol but cute), better story than it seemed at the beginning.

Kept me on the edge of my seat. I would like to see this as a movie.

Every American should read this!

This book made me think. It was refreshing and a huge slap in the face to wake up and reevaluate life around you. I learned a lot and am curious to read the books Manson mentioned throughout. I may not agree with him 100% but I appreciate his point of view and want to learn more.

Predictable

If you would have told me this book had international medieval history before I started reading it, I would've never picked it up. Because I didn't read the description and just knew it was about the plague, I blindly started reading it and got hooked. There was a lot of information I've never heard of before and I feel like I learned a lot. I am thankful that I have travelled to many countries around the Mediterranean Sea so I was oriented to the places they were talking about. Otherwise I would've been more lost. I wish this book had maps.

I also wasn't aware of how much anti-semitism was related to the plague. This really was an overview of anti-semitism through time.

Thought provoking perspective from former White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer. A little bit of memoir and a lot of analysis of the media and the changing landscape of America, this book takes you behind the scenes of many decisions that were made during the Obama presidency. Of course, coming from someone who worked closely with Obama, there is strong bias. However, is he wrong?

I learned that people at the White House could smell a Trump presidency long before it actually happened. The election of Trump didn't happen overnight; it was brewing for years.

As someone who adopted Twitter earlier than others, it was cool to read about how it has evolved over time. I actually remember those days in 2008 and 2009! And I also remember when Twitter picked up influence around 2012. Live-tweeting back in the day when live-tweeting was new was so much fun.

By the end of the book, I was inspired to go out and make a difference. I was also given hope and optimism.

Listened to the audiobook. The narrator was excellent. The story was okay. The last minute was effed up! Kind of made the story worth it. Pachinko was so much better.

I'm not gonna lie—I didn't understand a lot of this book. Some of it was the vernacular but also the point of some of the stories. Again, I'm not a book short story person so a lot of the art of short stories is lost on me. Of the stories I did understand, I liked it. The rest I'm pretty ambivalent about. I can appreciate the creativity of the stories. I'm just not going to sit here and pretend I got them all.

What I did understand was that this collection of stories is a day in the life of people in West Virginia. It really shed light on the lifestyle of people there and how they act, think, and talk.

Long story short, if you're a fan of Faulkner, you'll probably like this. I'm not a fan of Faulkner, so I feel meh about this.

I learned so much about what it's like to have anorexia. I was enthralled with this woman's story and couldn't wait to find out how it ended.

This is Fleetwood Mac's Behind the Music episode plus A Star is Born (Lady Gaga version)

The beginning was good then the middle kind of dragged but then it gets better with the chapter called “Aurora”.

If they made this into a movie, I would see it. I want to hear what the songs sound like.

Quick, funny, easy read.

Lisa Brennan-Jobs has quite a memory for detail. It really paints a picture but also makes me suspicious of the accuracy of her story. She really remembers every movement, the atmosphere, and conversation from years ago? Apparently she kept diligent records in a diary. Either way, it makes for a great memoir. She really sets the tone and atmosphere. I felt like I was in the room with her as a fly on the wall.

Cute, short mystery. Nothing to write home about. Straightforward and easy to read. I read this while volunteering with an adult literacy program. Definitely good for adults who can't read well.

Cute story. It would make a cute romcom movie on Netflix. Nothing too special. A little too long for what the plot was.

This whole story made me uncomfortable. The premise, the characters. Graphic and complex, I just wanted this book to be over so I knew how to feel about it. It was glum the entire time so it was painful to get through.

Well this sure confirms that I never want a nanny. Louise is effed up and should be locked up. None of the characters were particularly likable which made it more difficult to read beyond the original context of the child murders (not a spoiler). The first half of the book was enthralling but kind of dies down by the end.

Wow Theranos! What a mess! Elizabeth Holmes sure had a set of, for the lack of a better term, balls on her. The audacity! Definitely the Fyre Festival is Silicon Valley. Elizabeth Holmes is a sociopathic narcissist in a world of white privilege and incredible wealth. She got away with so much that a normal person could never even dream of.

Wow, what a great palette cleansing book! I'm understanding more and more of why people like romance novels. There are the sex scenes of course. But there is also the nuance of human relationships and the psyche behind the sometimes irrational behaviors of falling in love and starting new relationships. The story was a bit oversimplified and convenient, but that's what makes it a great palette cleansing book. It made me feel happy and fuzzy so it did a great job doing whatever romance novels seem to do. Easy, breezy, beautiful romance story.

Addictive series!