Friday, May 23, 2025

Claudia and Mean Janine


Title: The Babysitters Club Vol. 4: Claudia and Mean Janine

Author: Raina Telgemeier & Ann M. Martin

Publisher:  Harry N. Abrams
 
ISBN:  9781419774379
 
Thoughts:  Definitely one of the more heart-tugging BSC stories, but great uplifting ending for all.
 
Rating: 4/5

The Science of Racism


Title: The Science of Racism: Everything You Need to Know but Probably Don't - Yet

Author: Keon West

Publisher:  Harry N. Abrams
 
ISBN:  9781419774379
 
Thoughts:  Well-presented scientific approach to systemic racism.
 
Rating: 4/5

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Algorithms of Oppression


 Title: Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

Author: Safiya Umoja Noble

Publisher:  NYU Press
 
ISBN:  9781479837243
 
Thoughts:  Noble brings up a lot of valid points about Google to think about, but I feel there were controls and other forces not accounted for in her experiments and research.
 
Rating: 2/5

James


Title: James

Author: Percival Everett

Publisher:  Random House Audio
 
ISBN:  n/a
 
Thoughts:  Excellent retelling of The Adventures of Huck Finn told from Jim's point of view, 
 
Rating: 5/5

Friday, May 16, 2025

The Lost Apothecary


Title: The Lost Apothecary

Author: Sarah Penner

Publisher:  Park Row
 
ISBN:  9780778311010
 
Thoughts:  Excellent dual timeline story about poison and poisonous relationships with a touch of magical realism.
 
Rating: 5/5

Thursday, May 15, 2025

The Morningside

Title:
 The Morningside

Author: Tea Obreht

Publisher:  Random House Audio
 
ISBN:  9780593823972
 
Thoughts:  This dystopian fantasy took a while to really get started, but once it did, it kept going right until the end.
 
Rating: 3/5

Y/N

Title: Y/N

Author: Esther Yi

Publisher: Astra House
 
ISBN:  9781662601538
 
Thoughts:  This is a strange tale of obsession, and I felt like I was missing the point of the Y/N referenced in the title.
 
Rating: 2/5