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?
Tag: GoodReads
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama is funny, complex, intelligent, thoughtful, realistic, loyal, hopefully, and more. It’s so easy to water down a person to the image presented by the media; more often than not, she was left to be the woman standing behind the man in the white house. Up until Becoming, I knew very little about her life outside of the basics.
Christmas in London by Anita Hughes
Christmas in London by Anita Hughes isn't a good book, but it's not the worst I've ever read. It's definitely full of the romantic clichés people have come to expect at the holidays....
Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella is one of those novels, where I hate the character but I love what Kinsella does... I think. There's more to it than shopping!
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson has a soft spot in my heart because I played Imogene Herdman in the play version as a child, but this is the first time I read the book. I loved it!!! It's a great story for children, but it is still poignant and nuanced.
Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz
Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz is inventive with character names, genders, and sexualities, making Darcy a woman and Lizzie into Luke. Darcy returns to her hometown, Pemberley, Ohio, for Christmas after her mother has a heart attack.