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Voices by Arnaldur Indriðason

October 21, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

BINGO: Red (and my first actual BINGO – all the colors!) Best for: People who like mysteries set around Christmastime. In a nutshell: Detective Erlendur is called to investigate a murder that took place at a hotel a week before Christmas. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I’m enjoying having something somewhat easy to read in between more substantial books. That sounds like an insult, but I don’t mean it that way at all. Review: I said in my last review that I was […]

Ugh, That Title. Not Great. Entertaining Book Though.

Idiot by Laura Clery

October 7, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People who know who Laura Clery is (I’m guessing); people who like a good story about overcoming addiction; people who read The Secret. In a nutshell: Writer / actress Laura Clery’s memoir shares stories of trying to make it in Hollywood. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I generally love memoirs, especially read by the author. In reality I probably should have passed it by when I saw the title, but I didn’t really even process that until I started writing this […]

Share the Love

Nala’s World by Dean Nicholson

October 1, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

BINGO: Happy Best for: Animal lovers. People who like to travel. People who care about the world. In a nutshell: Scottish wanderer Nicholson set out to ride his bike throughout Europe and beyond. He found an abandoned kitten and their lives changed. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I follow Dean and Nala on Instagram so was aware of the book and happy to support them in their travels. Review: Like many of Dean and Nala’s social media followers (@1bike1world on Instagram), I discovered […]

Ugh, Some Men Are The Worst

Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indriðason

September 21, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People who like a mystery that you might actually start to be able to solve, but probably won’t. Like, nothing in here was utterly shocking, but it wasn’t so telescoped that I could have written the ending myself. In a nutshell: CN for the book: Intimate Partner Violence, Ableism Detective Erlendur is back. His daughter is in hospital and unconscious, while he tries to solve the mystery of some bones found near a construction site that are likely 60 or more years old. […]

Garbage In, Garbage Out (The Models, Not the Book)

Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O’Neil

September 13, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

BINGO: Yellow (this is my 12th BINGO title and I still don’t have an actual BINGO yet!) Best for: Anyone concerned about how inequity is perpetuated by seemingly ‘neutral’ or ‘scientific’ processes. In a nutshell: Data scientist O’Neil explores what she calls WMDs, or Weapons of Math Destruction – large algorithms that are largely opaque and control aspects of our lives, from college rankings and admissions to credit scores to voting. She argues that these systems are flawed and have biases built in that harm […]

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