Welcome to Litsy!

Inspiring but not fluffy. Bregman brings the FACTS, often debunking the previously unexamined version of well known stories and studies that bolster cynicism/negative view of humanity. He also explores some of the darkest moments in history to tease out the factors at play/how those could have occurred if we're to take a more hopeful view of humanity. I appreciated the 'new realism': positive change can occur, there's proof it's happened before.

New word alert! New to me, anyway. ☺️
Criticaster: a minor or inferior critic
How to critique your critic in one word!

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I've tagged my favourite book of the month; it's an audiobook I've been recommending to all my friends because it made me feel better about humanity in general.
My total number of books is higher than usual, but 17 of them are picture books, which don't take long, even when I read each one several times. There was a readathon on booktube in April to encourage adults to read picture books (#PictureThis2022) and I went all out!

My usual assortment in this past week of reading, including refugee stories; LGBTQ; audiobooks; poetry; book prizes; and graphic novels.
Friday Reads on my booktube channel:
https://youtu.be/fvk7KI2TBHk

#kindledeals #kindledeal #ebooksale

Taking advantage of a few quiet moments this holiday Monday to get back into this one.

I'm posting one book per day from the ever growing unread stacks in my personal library. No description or explanation, just books I own and plan to read. #tbr

Day 19