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BarbaraTheBibliophage
Untitled | Anonymous
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I‘m at that point in the year when I just need to FINISH one of my challenges already … just one …TYVM. Making good progress on the #nonfictionchallenge2021 so there‘s that. But only two Bingos … whaaaaaat? 🤪

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa 😂 That‘s how mine usually turns out, all over the board, but somehow none line up. Remember any nonfiction is a win, a bingo in and of itself is a win, it was never a coverall challenge. This looks great, by the way, lots of good ones in there! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Any book read in any genre is a win! I‘ve had a good year so far, that‘s for sure. And yeah, I couldn‘t stop reading the McBride book once I got about halfway. 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage I understand that, I‘m trying really hard to limit myself to a chapter a day and no more so I don‘t get too far ahead of the group… but it‘s tough on this one, I think I‘ll be finishing it very soon too. 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey | Jane Goodall, Phillip Berman
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I grew up watching Goodall on NatGeo specials, so this brought back memories. I loved her stories about the chimps of Gombe forest. But this is more than that. She connects nature, spirituality, man‘s humanity ... and our inhumanity ... as well. Written in the late 90s, it‘s a bit dated though.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2021 #booked2021 #containsphotos #nonfictionchallenge2021 #aboutanimals #nfornonfiction

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m interested to read this one....as a kid I was fascinated by the trio Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birutė Galdikas. 3y
Cinfhen Lovely review and so nice that it included photographs 🥰 3y
alisiakae I was so inspired by Jane Goodall when I was in college! I wanted to be her, until I discovered I prefer to work with the human species (I still question that decision sometimes 🤣). 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m not familiar with Birute but yes, I def connected with the other two back in the day. Hope you enjoy the book! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen Thanks - there are lots of Chimp pictures! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft Haha! I can understand how you could question that! 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage I know, I only found out about her kind of by accident. Originally three women were sent out, Goodall (of course Chimpanzees), Fosse (Gorrillas), and Birute was Orangutans. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trimates 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Hey @daniwithtea - the book should be at your place on Tuesday! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I did actually look her up! They do make sense all together! 3y
daniwithtea @BarbaraTheBibliophage that is perfect timing - I have off next week so I can dive right in :) 3y
daniwithtea @BarbaraTheBibliophage it arrived today! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @daniwithtea Wow — that was really quick! 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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This broke my heart for each of the seven and their families. If you‘re a social justice reader, curious about how caste systems work in action, this is a must read. Talaga suffuses every page with details of life for people of the First Nations. I‘m so mad at Canada‘s government and police for mistreating these cases.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2021 #nonfictionnerds #nonfictionchallenge2021 #byanativeauthor

wanderinglynn That sounds like a heartbreaking read. 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @wanderinglynn Oh, it is. But I‘m glad to have learned more about the people of the First Nations in the process. 3y
SamAnne You must be part of Nonfiction Nerds. Hoping to finally start this over the weekend. 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @SamAnne I am! The lat few months have been books I‘ve already read. Glad to jump back in on this one. 3y
TheBookHippie It was sooooo gooood. 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
Sin Child | Angela Howard
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This is a harrowing debut memoir. The author was essentially deserted by her mother at age ten. Then various family members cared for her but also took advantage and beat the daylights out of her. Still, she competed in pageants and kept going to school. Inspiring despite everything.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2021 #nonfictionchallenge2021 #aboutovercoming

TW: abuse, abandonment, drug use, PTSD, suicidal ideation

BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks to the author and publisher for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. Available now. 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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This is part feminist exposé, part social history, and part science journalism. If you believe the patriarchy is systemic, here‘s all the ammunition you need to prove it. There‘s just one fundamental principle. Anywhere there was or is inquiry or the gathering of knowledge, women are excluded or diminished. Maddening!

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2021 #booked2021 #latinxauthor #nonfictionchallenge2021 #byalatinxauthor

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m glad you liked it, because I‘m reading it in July! 👍 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa It‘s eye-opening for sure. Not the best audiobook because the author just doesn‘t have the narration skills that a professional would. She reads it like a college intro level lecture. 3y
Hooked_on_books I agree. I thought this book was really good. And yes, maddening! 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Wilkerson makes the devastating history of caste utterly clear. Combining the U.S. system with India and Nazi Germany history is brilliant. I was especially gobsmacked by some of her real-life examples, from the historical to the personal.

Just go get this and read it!

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #shesaid #booked2021 #antiracistbook #nonfictionchallenge2021 #POCauthor #thebibliophage2021

Bakingbookworm Do you think it would read well as an audiobook? 3y
Cinfhen Great review!! You‘ve inspired me to finally pick this up/ I think I‘ll use my #BOTM credit for this one 😁 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Bakingbookworm I do. But I also wanted to have text to refer to later ... 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen It‘s really worth the time! 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Great review, some of her examples were eye opening and devastating, especially for anyone how wants to claim there is no racism in America. 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Post-racist claims are just ignorant ... and Wilkerson (among others) proves it. 3y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
The Yellow House | Sarah M. Broom
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Family. History. Place. Siblings. Parents. Race. Katrina. New Orleans. What brings us together and pulls us apart, all teased from one person‘s life. This memoir is worth all the praise. It‘s elegiac and lyrical. The author is frustrated and rewarded. So many diverse topics, all wrapped in one package. Loved it!

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2021 #booked2021 #colorintitle #nonfictionchallenge2021 #sunshineyoryellow

Cinfhen Awesome review 🥰I own this one....now I must pick it up!!! (edited) 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen You should give it a try! 4y
kspenmoll Love your review! In my TBR.. 4y
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britt_brooke Nice review! I enjoyed this one, too. 💛 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @kspenmoll Thanks! It‘s just so good. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @britt_brooke Thank you! We have good taste in memoirs. 🤩 4y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Tsuneno was the daughter of a rural Buddhist priest, born in 19th century Japan. She aspires to leave the country (and ultimately 3 marriages) and move to Edo (the eponymous city, now Tokyo). Stubborn and adventurous, she irritates her family to no end. And it‘s all a true story ferreted out by social historian Amy Stanley.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2021 #readingasia2021 #japan #nonfictionchallenge2021 #aboutfamily

MoonWitch94 Ohhh I‘ll have to add this one! 4y
Librarybelle This sounds really good...stacking! 4y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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When it comes to poetry, I tend to pick up Mary Oliver, whose work is very nature-oriented. Giovanni is more about history, politics, social commentary, and her own experiences as a gay WOC. I listened to this one, and it‘s read by the author. Now I want to buy it. Because their are many thought-provoking moments I‘d like to revisit. Her style just moves me.

#booked2021 #writteninverseorpoetry #nonfictionchallenge2021 #bylgbtqauthor

Cinfhen Your review makes me want to pick this up 🤎 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen You should, especially if you have Scribd. Just about 90 minutes long. Not counting backing up to listen to the poems again. 4y
Cinfhen Will look for it xx thanks for the #Scribd heads-up 4y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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This book is everything I want in narrative nonfiction. The author tells it straight, goes deep into individual women‘s stories, and writes like a dream. Imagine singing up for a cushy post in the military—palm trees, golf courses, etc. Then you get bombed by the Japanese, live and work in the jungle, and... ⬇️

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2022 #readingasia2021 #philippines #nonfictionchallenge2021 #aboutcommunity

BarbaraTheBibliophage ... later in underground tunnels. Then the Japanese march you and your gravely ill patients down a peninsula and put you in prison camp. Yeah, happy story. But the women who lived through this will make you laugh, cry, and cheer. Five stars. I‘d give it more, but that‘s unfair to all the other books out there. 4y
BarbaraBB Wow. Fab review. Stacked. 4y
Amandajoy Yay! I‘m so glad you liked it. I feel it may be time for a re-read. 4y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Amandajoy I actually want to get a copy in print and read it again. And I rarely feel that way about books! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @BarbaraBB Hope you like it as much as I did—when you get to it! 4y
Librarybelle Excellent review and it makes me want to move this up my tbr list! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Amandajoy I keep meaning to mention another book that you might like. About a Filipino woman who spied at this same time. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Librarybelle Thanks — I vote for moving it up the TBR! 🤓 4y
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