Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle, Scribner, (2005) This is a great memoir that has its inevitable depressing moments as well as corresponding inspiration and uplift. I found it wonderfully paced and the number of sections throughout the story meant I was consistently drawn back to find out what happened next. As much as it isContinue reading “The Glass Castle”
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From Gilead, Iowa
Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (2004) One long episodic letter from father to son, Gilead by Marilynne Robinson received much critical acclaim. It is full of symbolism and I would not have read it, if it were not for one of my classes at school. It has it moments that I enjoyed and the premise of theContinue reading “From Gilead, Iowa”
Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains (2004) Mountains Beyond Mountains considers the story of Dr. Paul Farmer and, what at times appears like a solo mission to provide the best healthcare and support to the poorest communities in Haiti, Peru and Siberia to name a few. Kidder writes from experiences both following Farmer as well asContinue reading “Mountains Beyond Mountains”
One Name, Two Fates
Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore, (2011) “Do you think we’re all just products of our environments?”… “I think so, or maybe products of our expectations.” “Others’ expectations of us or our expectations for ourselves?” “I mean others’ expectations that you take on as your own.” This particular conversation between the two Wes Moore’s isContinue reading “One Name, Two Fates”
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