I was enjoying refreshing my memory about some things in this book, despite some hyperbole and not learning anything new or useful.
Then I saw the reviews and I realized that the author is the guy who told leftwing straight white dudes to abandon their non-straight-white-dude friends to the whims of Donald Trump in 2016. www.thedailybeast.com/anarchists-for-donald-trumplet-the-empire-burn
If he actually wrote like Edward Abbey like the jacket blurb claims, I might keep reading. But life is short, and I need to spend my time on solutions to the problems straight white dudes with nothing to lose but unearned power have caused the rest of us.
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jami reviewed This Land by Christopher Ketcham
Review of 'This Land' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
jami reviewed The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel M.D.
Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to …
Review of 'The Whole-Brain Child' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I just used this on my kid and it worked!!! I asked what he likes best about his summer program and he said "Nothing."
I asked what he likes least, which I would normally never do, and he said "The snacks." He went on kind of a tirade about gross jerky and wheat crackers and I told him that someone bought that thinking he'd like it, so make sure not to hurt their feelings. He said "I know" and then said "And I'm learning stuff! But then I forget it."
I told him that's how it works for me and I have to learn everything twice and that's okay. He was quiet, but I think he was taking it in. This gives me a way to talk about learning with him that might help a lot. Also, maybe I'll buy my picky eater some snacks.
I wish I'd read this …
I just used this on my kid and it worked!!! I asked what he likes best about his summer program and he said "Nothing."
I asked what he likes least, which I would normally never do, and he said "The snacks." He went on kind of a tirade about gross jerky and wheat crackers and I told him that someone bought that thinking he'd like it, so make sure not to hurt their feelings. He said "I know" and then said "And I'm learning stuff! But then I forget it."
I told him that's how it works for me and I have to learn everything twice and that's okay. He was quiet, but I think he was taking it in. This gives me a way to talk about learning with him that might help a lot. Also, maybe I'll buy my picky eater some snacks.
I wish I'd read this sooner, but no time like the present!
jami rated Unfamiliar Fishes: 5 stars
Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
Unfamiliar Fishes is a nonfiction book by This American Life contributor Sarah Vowell, first published in 2011 in print and …
jami rated Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: 5 stars
jami reviewed How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar …
Review of 'How to Hide an Empire' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Think you can't possibly be surprised by more crazy shit you never learned about American history? Read this!
jami rated Project Hail Mary: 5 stars
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set …
jami rated Before the fall: 5 stars
Before the fall by Noah Hawley
The elite have everything: money, cars, private jets and beautiful families. David Whitehead and Ben Kipling are the top of …
jami rated CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: 5 stars
George Saunders: CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (1997)
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders
In six stories and the novella, Bounty, Saunders introduces readers to people struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world. …
jami reviewed We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Twentieth-Century Classics)
We (Russian: Мы, romanized: My) is a dystopian novel by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin, written …
Review of 'We' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Beautiful. I only wish he hadn't needed to talk about his friend's lips so much.
Erin Gibson: Feminasty (2018)
Feminasty by Erin Gibson
"Since women earned the right to vote a little under one hundred years ago, our progress hasn't been the Olympic …
jami rated The Testaments: 5 stars
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
15 years after the sons of Jacob seized power in the USA and became Gilead. The story is told from …
jami reviewed Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Reamde is a speculative fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2011. The story, set …
Review of 'Reamde' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
It's been a while since I read this, but I think back on little details like nefarious dealings on Russian private jets, secret routes to Canada, and the city kid going back to the rural re-u surprisingly often.