Tag: justice

August 14, 2018

The Sun Does Shine

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Five Star Reads

Where the Crawdads Sing (2019)

The Silent Patient (2019)

A Woman is No Man (2019)

Educated (2018)

The Sun Does Shine (2018)

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 "Two-year-old Greta Greene was sitting with her grandmother on a park bench on the Upper West Side of Manhattan when a brick crumbled from a windowsill overhead, striking her unconscious. She is immediately rushed to the hospital. Once More We Saw Stars begins with this event, leading the reader into the unimaginable. But although it begins with the anguish Jayson and his wife Stacy confront in the wake of their daughter’s trauma and the hours leading up to her death, it quickly becomes a narrative that is as much about hope and healing as it is about grief and loss.” - You could divide this book into two sections: before/during Greta’s death, and after. The former is about as overwhelmingly and horrifyingly sad as you would expect. You already know what’s going to happen to Greta from the start, however, it doesn’t prepare you for the emotion that Greene uses to describe his experience of Greta’s death. However, the “after” section takes up the majority of the pages of the book. I found it to be a hauntingly beautiful meditation on life, death, grief, healing, circumstance, family, and growth. - Memoirs like this are some of the most impactful books I have ever read. At their root, these books give us a glimpse into the nature of the human spirit: resilient, courageous, and strong. These books remind us that tragedies happen every day to people we will never know; although they are forever changed, they continue on. This book is definitely sad, there’s no doubt about it; but, it’s so much more than that. It’s about finding meaning in this one life we are given, and in the lives of those we choose to hold close to us. . . . . . #memoir #oncemorewesawstars #jaysongreene #nonfiction #bookreview #bookblog #bookstagram #bookish #igbooks #instagrambooks #bookworm #book #books #bookshelf #bookclub #bookcommunity #bookphotography #booklover

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 How far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets? Will you ignore their lies? - *Unpopular opinion alert* I liked this book but I didn’t LOVE it like many of the people in this community. I never felt particularly hooked at any point during this book, and there were times where I felt like it dragged. - I loved the courtroom details and drama, the family dynamics and attention to important narratives (immigrant story, parents with disabled children, coming of age). However, I felt that Kim was attempting to cover too much ground in just one book at the expense of the strength of each individual narrative. This is probably why I felt like this book was maybe 100 pages too long. - This hasn’t put me off of any of Kim’s future projects, and if anything, it makes me look forward to seeing her grow as an author. I definitely will be on the lookout for her future books. . . . . . #botm #bookofthemonth #bookreview #bookblog #bookstagram #miraclecreek #angiekim #fiction #courtroomdrama #booklover #bookworm #bookish #bookshelf #bookclub #igbooks #instagrambooks #bookphotography

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 In the second novel of the Mirror Visitor Quartet, we meet Ophelia right where we left her last. She is thrust into the public spotlight due to her gift: the ability to read the secret history of objects. When influential people of the capitol begin to disappear, she finds herself unintentionally implicated in the investigation. Can she see beyond the Pole’s many illusions to find the truth, even if it puts herself and her fiancé in grave danger? - I don’t typically venture into the fantasy genre often, however, after reading the first novel of the series (See: A Winter’s Promise), I admit I was intrigued. There is something about escaping into a story that is so unique and different from reality. After reading the first book, I felt like I was left hanging in the worst of ways. The book was 400+ pages and it felt like it was just setting the scene for the rest of the series, so I was left feeling disappointed. Throw in the fact that this series is written in French and the second book wasn’t expected to be published in English for another 6+ months. I wanted to give the series the benefit of the doubt, so I waited expectantly for the second book’s release. - Fast-forward to now. Well….. here I am. I tried to like it, I really did. The world Dabos has created is exceptionally cool and I want to give her credit where credit is due. It is unique and well-crafted, and the intricate details she provides for this alternate reality are exquisite–even in English. BUT. But. The characters. I just can’t get past this detail. They are exhausting. You know when you watch a horror film and the main character DOES THAT THING that is so incredibly stupid, and you just want to shake them from the other side of the screen because you know they are putting themselves directly into the path of a killer clown? Well, this is how I felt when reading about these characters. - I won’t be continuing with this series. After 1000 pages, I’ve had my fill and will be looking forward to more fast paced and exciting books. . . . . . . #mirrorvisitor #fantasy #fiction #bookblog #bookreview #bookstagram #foreignnovel #igbooks #instagrambooks #booklover #bookworm #bookclub #bookgram

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