vinibaggio rated Lessons in Chemistry: 3 stars
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that …
Beautiful!!! Love a book that makes you cry.
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vinibaggio rated The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: 4 stars
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by Khaled Hosseini
1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help …
vinibaggio rated The Final Empire: 4 stars
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #1)
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery …
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch
In April of 1994, the government of Rwanda called on everyone in the Hutu majority to kill everyone in the …
vinibaggio rated Connect: 4 stars
vinibaggio rated How fascism works: 4 stars
How fascism works by Jason Stanley
As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley …
vinibaggio rated Braiding Sweetgrass: 5 stars
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As …
In this exhilarating novel, two friends--often in love, but never lovers--come together as creative partners …
Review of 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
vinibaggio reviewed A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought, #2)
After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an …
Review of 'A Deepness in the Sky' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Not for me. Abandoned.
vinibaggio reviewed A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge (Zones of Thought, #1)
Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where …
Review of 'A Fire Upon The Deep' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I’m divided because the concepts in this book are so good and parts of the story are really well made, and parts of it are absolutely boring. I almost dropped the book in the middle but I’m glad I finished. 3.5 stars.
vinibaggio rated Locklands: 3 stars
Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Founders Trilogy, #3)
A god wages war—using all of humanity as its pawns—in the unforgettable conclusion to the Founders trilogy.
Sancia, Clef, and …
vinibaggio rated Air You Breathe: 4 stars
Frances de Pontes Peebles: Air You Breathe (2019, Penguin Publishing Group)
Air You Breathe by Frances de Pontes Peebles
"The story of an intense female friendship fueled by admiration and affection, envy and pride -- and each woman's fear …
vinibaggio rated Remember: 4 stars
vinibaggio reviewed Breath by James Nestor
There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: take air in, …
Review of 'Breath' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I could not get past the amount of """science""" and just bad logical arguments in this book. If the book removed all occurrences of the word science and just leaned in to the fact that it's completely anecdotal and personal experience based, I think I would have kept reading.