katinalynn rated Circe: A Novel: 4 stars
Circe: A Novel by Madeline Miller
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe …
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katinalynn rated The spirit catches you and you fall down: 3 stars
katinalynn rated The Friend: A Novel: 3 stars
The Friend: A Novel by Sigrid Nunez
A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and the magical bond between a woman and her dog.
When a …
katinalynn rated American Street: 4 stars
American Street by Ibi Aanu Zoboi, Ibi Zoboi
When Fabiola's mother is detained upon their arrival to the United States, Fabiola must navigate her loud American cousins, the …
katinalynn rated A Cathedral of Myth and Bone: 5 stars
katinalynn rated Thick: And Other Essays: 5 stars
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
In these eight piercing explorations on beauty, media, money, and more, Tressie McMillan Cottom-award-winning professor and acclaimed author of Lower …
katinalynn rated Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: 3 stars
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers …
katinalynn rated Kindred: 4 stars
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (Black women writers series)
The first science fiction written by a black woman, Kindred has become a cornerstone of black American literature. This combination …
katinalynn rated I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: 5 stars
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
She was born Marguerite, but her brother Bailey nicknamed her Maya ("mine"). As little children they were sent to live …
katinalynn rated Furiuosly Happy: 3 stars
katinalynn rated Americanah: 5 stars
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Super ET)
Americanah is a 2013 novel by the Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, for which Adichie won the 2013 U.S. National …
katinalynn rated Lucy: 4 stars
White Fragility: Why It's so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin J. DiAngelo
White people in North America live in a social environment that protects and insulates them from race-based stress. This insulated …
katinalynn rated The Art of Gathering: 3 stars
The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
"A bold new approach to how we gather that will transform the ways we spend our time together--at work, at …
katinalynn rated Amal unbound: 4 stars
Aisha Saeed: Amal unbound (2018, Nancy Paulsen Books)
Amal unbound by Aisha Saeed
In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off …