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Making a Scene by Constance Wu
reflective
5.0
This is the best celebrity book I’ve read in a while. A truly solid essay collection from start to finish. Wu’s writing is honest, vulnerable and smart. She says that she actually wanted to become a writer before she aspired to be an actress and it shows.
Also, the title seems really obvious but it’s cleverly threaded throughout the book in different ways -there’s what you would expect about literal scenes in performances, making scenes in her personal life and times when she was silent or ignored her instinct because she didn’t want to “make a scene.”
Also, the title seems really obvious but it’s cleverly threaded throughout the book in different ways -there’s what you would expect about literal scenes in performances, making scenes in her personal life and times when she was silent or ignored her instinct because she didn’t want to “make a scene.”
The Referral Program by Shamara Ray
2.75
Three friends start a program where they each refer great men in their lives for the other women to date. This started off cute and I liked that this meant a variety of dates, men etc. Because they were working off of a list, you can’t initially predict who the matches will be. It was a quick, light read - which I really needed when I started.
But if I’d realized how much I’d end up disliking after the 60ish% mark, I would have DNFed.
Conversations with men that felt inauthentic and repetitive.
A communication failure between the friends that didn’t make sense for mature women in their mid-thirties who have been best friends since college.
And what I’ll remember most - but don’t want to at all- are terms like “dew covered blossom” “heavenly garden” and “silky panty-covered kitty” in the sex scenes.🙅🏽♀️
The Many Faces of Josephine Baker: Dancer, Singer, Activist, Spy by Peggy Caravantes
informative
I learned so many interesting facts about Josephine Baker. Truly fascinating story.
One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0