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Asians have been a part of the fabric of the United States for as long as the country has existed, yet they are often over looked, forgotten, and excluded. Cathy Park Hong explores racial consciousness and her own feelings of shame and sadness in her book and theory Minor Feelings.
Mary L. Trump is Donald Trump's only niece and a doctor of clinical psychology. She has more reasons than most to eviscerate Donald, but she humanizes him, giving background to one of the most powerful and dangerous men in the world.
Most of us can't relate to losing an international cosmetics corporation or a trust fund, but most can relate to feeling like we're facing off against the world, which is exactly what the Wangs are doing after losing everything and going on a cross country road trip.
Raygun writes more than quippy sayings for shirts; they also write books. As a proud Iowa native, I love when someone else brags about how great the Midwest is. Raygun does just that in The Midwest: God's Gift to Planet Earth. No exaggeration. We may only be 67 million strong, but that's enough people to earn a reputation as a region home to the attractive and nice. Don't take my word for it, take Raygun's!
The entire premise of The Hating Game by Sally Thorne rides on the back of the kindergarten playground advice given to young girls: “He’s mean to you because he likes you.” I don't get why people love this book. At best it's problematic; at worst, it's toxic.
On the surface, it's a fun novel, but Tschida calls dives into identity in the time of social media. Does identity drive social media, or is social media influencing identity?