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“Even the wind…scattering you, because you are a girl, and because you are ash.”

She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey

Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom

Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

December 27, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

(5 stars) She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey This is a frustrating, angry-making book due entirely to the material — the writing itself is very well-done. But listening to hour after hour of the abuse suffered by women at the hands of powerful men made this a tough one to get through. I had to stop and take breaks from it multiple times. I just downloaded Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill as well, but I […]

A couple of not so thrilling thrillers

The Invited by Jennifer McMahon

The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth

December 23, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

(3 stars) The Invited by Jennifer McMahon Why do I keep reading Jennifer McMahon books? They’re never terrible, but they’re never great either. But I keep picking them up! Helen and Nate have decided to undertake a rather ambitious project. Quitting their jobs teaching high school, they move to Vermont to build their own home on a piece of property with a very dark past. Helen, obsessed with history in general and with the property in particular, does enough research to realize that a lot […]

Quirky Heroines in Unlikely Situations

The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

On the Island (On the Island #1) by Tracey Garvis Graves

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

December 23, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

(5 stars) The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves This book wrecked me. It is the only book I’ve read in probably the last several years where I had maybe 30 pages left and I skipped to the end to read the last page because I couldn’t bear it any longer. I then felt deep shame, of course, but no regrets. “Life isn’t easy for anyone. We all have challenges. We all face adversity. It’s how we overcome it that makes us […]

Mothers and Daughters

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

Inside Out by Demi Moore

December 19, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

These books are both celebrity memoirs, but they share a lot more than that. Both have a theme of the relationships between mothers and daughters — Wong’s trouble connecting with her mother which influences her relationship with her two daughters. And Demi’s rather terrifying childhood with her mother (and how she tried to repair the relationship as an adult) as well as her troubled relationship with her own three daughters. (4 stars) Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life […]

“Make no mistake. This is a planet of microbes. We are here at their pleasure. They don’t need us at all.”

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

December 18, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

This was an absolutely fascinating read, chock-full of interesting information told in a warm and funny way. Bill Bryson comes off as someone who is genuinely excited to teach this material, which is my favorite kind of person to learn from. Also, I listened to the last hour or so of the audiobook while running a marathon on Sunday, and I’ll tell you, there is no greater motivation to keep yourself moving than listening to all the different ways your body is slowly dying! “It’s […]

“But what does the “greatest good” mean when it comes to medicine?”

Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink

December 18, 2019 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

I live in North Texas, so while my town was definitely not directly affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, I do vividly recall when it happened and remember a lot of the repercussions. I worked at an animal hospital at the time, and we had tons of new patients in the weeks after the hurricane. People who escaped prior to, or immediately after the flooding and needed things like heartworm prevention for their dogs, or vaccinations so they could kennel them somewhere while they put […]

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