I absolutely loved Motherland by @ElissaAltman from Ballantine Books. It is absolutely fabulous and touching and there were so many amazing quotes.
Category: NonFiction
Here’s a bunch of reviews for all the nonfiction I read.
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
"Men go without saying, and women don't get said at all.” This quote cuts me to the core. Invisible Women, at its core, is about discrimination because the data gap perpetuates gender discrimination and inequity around the world.
Thank You For My Service by Mat Best
Thank You For My Service by Mat Best is one of the better military memoirs I've read. He's a badass, I guess... I think he would've been cooler as a Marine, though. I'm not biased. As military adjacent, I like reading up on military nonfiction/memoirs, but as a critic, I'm wary because I've read some racist bullshit masquerading as a war memoir. I was surprised be this one and kept giggling by Best's turn of phrase.
Escape from Paris by Stephen Harding
Escape from Paris by Stephen Harding tells the unlikely story of how a German stronghold in the center of Paris became the safest place to hide American refugees.
101 Things I Learned in Law School by Vibeke Norgaard Martin
101 Things I Learned in Law School by Vibeke Norgaard Martin is a great little book filled with humor and levity about how lawyers are not all-knowing but fallible human beings.
How to Date Men When You Hate Men by Blythe Roberson
How to Date Men When You Hate Men by Blythe Roberson is a hilarious and insightful look into the weird world of dating as a semi aware person with a love hate relationship for the opposite gender. Roberson is wildly honest about her Timothee Chalamet obsession, but who am I to judge with my love for bagpipes. She's funny, deep, smart, and intensely real.