NonfictionChallenge21

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Had a nice productive reading week/ Making progress on #ReadingAsia21 and finished BOTH my #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin
Plus I read my #AAM & #FoodAndLit
Ooooh, and I completed #NonFictionChallenge21 🎉❣️😁
The standout of the week was Jamaica Inn, a book written in the 1930‘s 🙌🏻

Riveted_Reader_Melissa, Soubhiville, Texreader, Librarybelle, BarbaraBB, Butterfinger, TheAromaofBooks

TrishB Great week in the challenges 👍🏻 4y

Cinfhen Thanks @TrishB 💜💜💜 4y

merelybookish Bookspin and doublespin already! That is impressive 4y

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Soubhiville Wow, definitely a great week! 4y

Librarybelle Woohoo! A great week! 4y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y

Cinfhen Thanks friends xx @TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle @Soubhiville @merelybookish 💖💖💖 4y

Simona You are really incredible❣️ 4y

Cinfhen Awww; thank you @Simona xxx you know I feel equally about you 🥰 4y

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O's Little Book of Love & Friendship | O, The Oprah Magazine

so-so

Meh! Was hoping for a little bit more. #NonFictionChallenge21 #AboutFriendship

Riveted_Reader_Melissa

scottcheatham What did you feel was missing here? I have not heard of this book. 4y

Cinfhen The stories were not inspiring, memorable or really that compelling. A few were ok but this book won‘t stay with me @scottcheatham I was hoping for some powerful words/ moments 4y

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Cinfhen

O's Little Book of Love & Friendship | O, The Oprah Magazine

#Hoopla #NonFictionChallenge21 #FinalPrompt #AboutFriendship

Riveted_Reader_Melissa

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In Search of the Lost Ark of the Covenant | Robert Cornuke

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#FoodAndLit This was an interesting read and a fascinating look into #Ethiopia 🇪🇹I was really enjoying my quest until author Bob Cornuke, a retired detective and DEVOUT Christian turned somewhat fanatical in his determination to use Christian scriptures to prove his theory that the lost Ark was brought to Ethiopia centuries ago. He does raise some intriguing premises although most Biblical scholars & historians do not agree with him. 👇🏼

Texreader, Butterfinger

Cinfhen I won‘t discredit his theory as I do believe there is some plausibility. A pick with reservations, because there was A LOT and I mean A LOT of repeated rhetoric. Still a fascinating look into Ethiopian culture, history, religious identity and life. 👇🏼 (edited) 4y

Cinfhen As an aside, my friend Dr. Morris Hartstein has worked endlessly and selflessly to help the people of Ethiopia. I‘ve tagged on recent article about his efforts https://www.aish.com/jw/id/Israeli-Eye-Doctor-Treating-Thousands-of-Ethiopians.h... 4y

Cinfhen Also #NonFictionChallenge21 #AboutPastHistory @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 4y

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Butterfinger Wonderful review. 4y

Susanita That‘s cool about your friend. 4y

Cinfhen Thanks @Susanita Morris is seriously one of the nicest, most generous people I‘ve ever met. His wife too. They are an amazing couple. 4y

Texreader Nelson DeMille‘s The Quest is an awesome fiction book on this topic and it‘s my chosen read for this month, if I can find my copy. 4y

Cinfhen Oh, cool...maybe I‘ll look for a copy @Texreader 4y

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Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 | Stephanie Harvey

Only 2 more to go @Riveted_Reader_Melissa #NonfictionChallenge21

rockpools Wow, Cindy! 4y

Simona 🙌👊Incredible❣️ 4y

TrishB Cool 👍🏻 4y

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Cinfhen I really read 50/50 between fiction/NF and I‘ve already surpassed 50 books since January @rockpools @Simona @TrishB 🙈The challenges are great as they give me a “pathway” to choosing certain books. 4y

youneverarrived You‘ve done brill 👏👏 4y

Cinfhen Thanks @youneverarrived ❤️❤️❤️I think I have both books lined up for March already to go 4y

squirrelbrain Wow - amazing! 4y

CoffeeK8 Amazing! 4y

Cinfhen Thanks @squirrelbrain @CoffeeK8 🤓 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Great job!! 4y

Cinfhen Loved the prompts this year @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 💜 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Cinfhen I‘m so glad they inspired you. I tried to go in a completely different direction from last year. 4y

Cinfhen Well last year was an election year so it made sense but im finding these prompts more accessible and less “heavy” @Riveted_Reader_Melissa (edited) 4y

Bookzombie Great job!! 🧁 4y

britt_brooke Damn, you‘re killing it! Some great titles there .... I‘m grabbing a screen shot for inspiration. 🙌🏻 4y

Cinfhen Thanks @Bookzombie @britt_brooke I‘d say 90% of these books were total picks!!! 4y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen Excellent! 4y

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In the Dream House: A Memoir | Carmen Maria Machado

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Written in raw vulnerability/ beautiful prose but heartbreaking content. A subject not often discussed; same sex domestic violence. Her lack of self worth was brutal. #pop21 #ShareZodiacSignWithAuthor #NonFictionChallenge21 #LatinxAuthor

KarenUK, Megabooks, Riveted_Reader_Melissa, Kalalalatja, alisiakae, BarbaraBB

TrishB Sounds very sad 💔 4y

Cathythoughts It does sound very sad @TrishB 4y

Megabooks Definitely a moving book. It was my second of this year. I‘m glad I gave Carmen a second shot. 4y

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Cinfhen Me too @Megabooks I couldn‘t get through her short story collection 4y

Cinfhen It was MUCH deeper than sad @TrishB @Cathythoughts she took SO MUCH EMOTIONAL ABUSE for fear of losing “love” 4y

Kalalalatja I have already stacked this, it sounds very moving 💔 4y

BarbaraBB This one is on my list to read soon too. 4y

Cinfhen I think you‘ll both appreciate the writing @Kalalalatja @BarbaraBB It‘s very raw 4y

KarenUK On my #tbr too. Sounds heartbreaking. 4y

Megabooks Same re: short stories. It‘s rare that I don‘t like a short story collection, but I just had a really negative reaction 4y

alisiakae Sounds like a difficult read. But your Hamentashen looks delicious! Happy Purim! 4y

Cinfhen Thanks @4thhouseontheleft Happy Purim to you too 👑 4y

Cinfhen This one is TOTALLY your jam @KarenUK 4y

Cinfhen Same @Megabooks about a negative reaction to

Her Body and Other Parties

emz711 Ooo what flavor hamantashen? 4y

Cinfhen Ha, @emz711 I used raspberry jam with Nutella 😜 4y

emz711 @Cinfhen yum! 4y

Reggie Did you go watch the Voices Carry video yet? I loved her chapter on the queer villain. 4y

Cinfhen It‘s one of those iconic videos that you NEVER forget @Reggie but it definitely took on a whole new meaning!!! And yes... I went back to watch it 😁 4y

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In the Dream House: A Memoir | Carmen Maria Machado

The mom in me is finally kicking in!!!! I need to wrap this young woman in my arms and shake her/ she DESERVES so MUCH more. No one should ever accept any abuse from a partner. 😢😢😢#Pop21 #AuthorSharesYourZodiacSign #NonFictionChallenge21 #LatinxAuthor

Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Been there, got the T-shirt, and won‘t be there again!! 4y

Amandajoy This was heartbreaking but her writing is beautiful. I listened to it and the audio is well done. 4y

Cinfhen Love and hugs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks xxxxxxxx 4y

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Cinfhen It‘s so hard to understand why she stayed for so long @Amandajoy very heartbreaking 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen ❤️🤗❤️🤗 4y

Moray_Reads Such a brilliant and heart-breaking book. 4y

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The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist | Ben Barres

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A bit dry and writing was rather straightforward but still very informative & interesting. Born female, Ben Barres always felt more male than female & could not relate to his twin sister. A self described #ScienceNerd from early on, the author dreamed of spending his life studying the human brain & body. He didn‘t transition until his mid 40‘s so spent most of his student life & professional life as a marginalized overlooked female scientist. 👇🏽

Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Cinfhen After transitioning, Ben Barnes vocally and loudly calls out all of the gender inequality that was and is still rampant in academia. Sadly, Ben Barres was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and died too young. #NonFictionChallenge21 #WrittenByATransAuthor 4y

Cinfhen #BorrowNotBuy 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Such a sad ending to his story and your review. 4y

Cinfhen Yes, it is sad @Riveted_Reader_Melissa because there was SO MUCH more he could have accomplished 4y

TrishB Aww, another sad story. Sexism in academia, yep! 4y

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The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist | Ben Barres

#NonfictionChallenge21 #SomethingByATransAuthor

Riveted_Reader_Melissa

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Unnatural Causes | Richard Shepherd

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This was my #DoubleSpin and upcoming IRL bookclub choice/ I really enjoyed learning about the skill, dedication, sensitivity and iron stomach it takes to be a forensic pathologist. The writing was very engaging and Dr. Shepherd did a great job of blending his personal story with his victims stories. If you are from the UK you might recall some of the more high profile cases including Princess Diana 💜Great read

TheAromaofBooks

Cinfhen Also #NonFictionChallenge21 #HelpingOthers @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 4y

JillR It was the recounting of high profile cases that I really enjoyed about this one - many of them were events I recalled but was a child/teenager at the time so had only a limited memory of. Really interesting to read about them from a medical/emergency responder perspective... 4y

KarenUK Beautiful picture! Tulips are my favorite 💕🌷 4y

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Cinfhen I‘m glad my bookclub chose this one @JillR it‘s not our typical read but I really found it a nice diversion from our standard reading 4y

Cinfhen Love tulips too @KarenUK 4y

JillR Me too @cinfhen , not my usual type of read at all but I ended up enjoying it 4y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y

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