biography
Hoffman, Eva - Lost in Translation
“All immigrants and exiles know the peculiar restlessness of an imagination that can never again have faith in its own absoluteness.” I have a lot
December 8, 2024
Walls, Jeannette - Half Broke Horses
A biography-as-novel about Jeannette’s grandmother, who was the definition of indomitable. Easy to read, interesting details, and an unforgettable
November 13, 2024
Young, Daniella - Uncultured
Heartbreaking account of the author’s upbringing in a cult, escape and subsequent experience in the military. Shows the parallels of misogyny,
September 4, 2023
Ishikawa, Masaji - A River in Darkness
This was laughable, of course, but that’s always the way with totalitarian regimes. Language gets turned on its head. Serfdom is freedom. Repression
April 20, 2023
Ali, Nujood - I Am Nujood
[[../_attachments/Ali, Nujood - I Am Nujood/2025-07-02-1707-img-Ali, Nujood - I Am Nujood.png|150]] As heartbreaking as you’d expect. Quick read,
February 21, 2023
Finnamore, Suzanne - Split
[[../_attachments/Finnamore, Suzanne - Split/2025-07-02-1707-img-Finnamore, Suzanne - Split.png|150]] A memoir of divorce, but kind of a really
March 6, 2022