The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, […]
The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert Author: Shugri Said Salh Genre: Autobiography Publication Date: August 3, 2021 Publisher: Algonquin Books Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. You can get this […]
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir Author: Brian Broome Genre: Autobiography Publication Date: May 18, 2021 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Thank you to Bookish First for providing me with a copy of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: child abuse, bullying, […]
This week’s topic is about books that I enjoyed but rarely talk about. As you have probably noticed, I read a lot of books. Not all of them come up in conversation often, and I feel like they don’t get the attention they really deserve. So here’s my […]
Night by Elie Wiesel is not one of those books people read for enjoyment. It’s a book to be read because it’s about history, humanity, hate, religion, and evil. It’s particularly relevant to me because as a Jewish woman and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor it’s part […]
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