Book Recommendations

The Great Unread: Tackling My TBR List with 24 Books in 2024

“Adding this to my TBR !!!” – famous words uttered by every bookworm you know. For those of you new to the reading world, TBR = To Be Read. The problem with adding everything to your TBR list though, is that eventually..you have to read it! As bookworms, I believe we create our TBR lists… Continue reading The Great Unread: Tackling My TBR List with 24 Books in 2024

Book Reviews

Review: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl

My rating: 3.5/5 stars “For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person’s life at a given moment.” Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl… Continue reading Review: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl

Book Reviews

Review: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

My rating: 5/5 stars “The Black female is assaulted in her tender years by all those common forces of nature at the same time that she is caught in the tripartite crossfire of masculine prejudice, white illogical hate and Black lack of power. The fact that the adult American Negro female emerges a formidable character… Continue reading Review: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Book Reviews

Review: The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole

My rating: 4/5 stars What an eye-opening, well researched and informative read. ‘The Skin We’re In’ goes into great detail about racial discrimination and police brutality in Canada. What I found most interesting was learning about the history of Indigenous and black people in Canada (particularly Nova Scotia), from the first black settlers and the… Continue reading Review: The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole