Jenny loves to share what she’s reading! Below, find reviews of her favorite reads.
The Assistants
Just in time for summer. This is the perfect beach read/one-day indulgence. Think 9 to 5...ish. It’s an office where the women (the “assistants”) embark on a plan to squeeze money out of the company and their less-than-wonderful bosses to pay off their college loans. Oh, and there’s a love interest--of course. It’s playful and thoroughly entertaining. … [Read more...] about The Assistants
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize!
Caroline Fraser has an affection for Laura Ingalls Wilder and her Little House books. But Fraser also is a realist and an incredible historian. She takes the reader on a remarkable page-turning journey, delving deep into the real world of life on the prairie. Of course the Ingalls, Pa and Ma and the rest of the clan, figure prominently, culminating in Laura’s own family and life beyond the Little House books. Full of mind-numbing stories of hardship, Fraser … [Read more...] about Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Born a Crime
Brilliant, funny, informative, eye-opening, masterful….these are just some of the adjectives I would apply to this WOW of a book. Noah grew up in South Africa. He was born about five years before Apartheid officially ended. His a storyteller extraordinaire! More importantly, his own experiences captured so vividly in this memoir will forever enlighten your understanding of Apartheid, leave you marveling at the selflessness of his mother, and make you love Trevor Noah forever. … [Read more...] about Born a Crime
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World
Rosling, a Swedish statistician and academic who died last year, wrote the book with his son and daughter-in-law. The book delves into human tendency to incorrectly guess global trends and lays out several human instincts that cause such a distortion in perspective.
“Although I think everyone should read it,” Bill Gates writes, “it has especially useful insights for anyone who’s making the leap out of college and into the next phase of life.”
Gates concludes by sharing a quote from Rosling … [Read more...] about Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World