My Reading Journal 2017: March 2017

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Audiobook
US author
Memoir, Non-Fiction
Originally published in 2016
Review: This memoir was simultaneously poignant, inspiring, lyrical, informative, and full of the science and unscientific aspects of life. I am struck by the modesty with which the author describes her struggles with mental illness and her determination. I am struck by her quiet amity to love unconditionally. Absolutely lovely!

UC-R Book Club selection
US author
Originally published in 2007
Graphic novel
Review: This is the second graphic novel that I have read. It is very well done. This is exactly as titled, a tragicomic. The memoir is about family and it's secrets, about identity, serial and overall, about the tragedy of having good to hide one's self hood, about mental illness, and so much more. I felt honored to read such an open, forthright account of one woman's family. I personally believe that without humor life would be unbeatable, so I appreciate the manner in which this author tells her story!

Audiobook
Pakistani author
Originally published in 2017
Review: The stark reality and fearsome uncertainty of regime change meets the need for human intimacy in this powerful novella by the marvelous writer, Mohsin Hamid. Reality and posdibilty fuse in a story of the present and the future. We are all time migrants. What a concept! Hamid is gifted with the ability to communicate in great depth with minimal prose. He is a master of the precise use of language, and his skills result in a profoundly moving and provocative story.

Audiobook
Autobiography
US author
Originally published in 2015
Review: I found this memoir fascinating on multiple levels. As a history of feminism it was enlightening, as a story of a humanist and activist it was inspirational, and as a memoir of a nomad who discovers the value of "and" it resonated with me. I was most engaged in the friendship with Wilma Mankiller. What a life Ms. Steinem has led!

Audiobook
US author
Originally published in 2017
Mystery/Suspense
Review: An excellent mystery......clever twist at the end! Love, obsession, mystical powers