Length: 325 pgs / 4 hrs 36 mins audio Overall: 🐢🐢🐢🐢 Storyline: ★★★★ Writing Style: ★★★★★ Character Development: ★★★★ Enjoyment: ★★★★ "this writing thing/was some kind of magic trick/I didn't yet understand, except for this:/Magicians rarely share/their secrets."Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes The Story: Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a … Continue reading Book Review – Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir
Book Review – When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
Length: 400 pgs / 9 hrs 15 mins audio Overall: 🐢🐢🐢🐢 Storyline: ★★★★ Writing Style: ★★★★ Character Development: ★★★ World-building: ★★★ "Ancient Egypt is an anomaly as the only land that consistently called upon the rule of women to keep its regime in working order, safe from discord, and on the surest possible footing—particularly when … Continue reading Book Review – When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
Book Review – Language Families of the World
Length: 15 hrs & 54 mins audio Overall: 🐢🐢🐢🐢 Storyline: ★★★★★ Writing Style: ★★★★★ Character Development: ★★★ World-building: ★★★ "This language is like a honey badger. This language just don't care. This language will kick your booty."Language Families of the World by John McWhorter The Story: This is a book for those with the passion … Continue reading Book Review – Language Families of the World