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CBR15 Bingo: Africa (Triple Bingo and Blackout)

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamande Ngozi Adichie

October 28, 2023 by Malin 3 Comments

CBR15 Bingo: Africa Not going to lie, I originally planned to read Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, but as we were nearing the end of October and I had this last square to complete on my Cannonball Bingo card, I decided to be strategic and read something rather shorter instead. Hence this essay, which I’m ashamed to say is the first thing I’ve actually read by Ms. Adichie. Do I own all three of her novels in e-book form? I do indeed. Should I read them […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Africa, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Chimamande Ngozi Adichie, equality, essay, feminism, Malin, non fiction, We Should All Be Feminists

Malin's CBR15 Review No:63 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Africa, CBR15, cbr15bingo, Chimamande Ngozi Adichie, equality, essay, feminism, Malin, non fiction, We Should All Be Feminists ·
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A courtroom drama come to life.

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

July 13, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

After hearing Stevenson speak at the Global Leadership Summit and being moved to tears, I knew I needed to pick up his book, and it does not disappoint. Stevenson starts by telling his own story of becoming a lawyer and the events that prompted him to found the Equal Justice Initiative – an organization that provides legal counsel and advocates for those living on society’s margins, the poor, the wrongly convicted, and women & children who didn’t necessarily deserve the convictions they received. He paints […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bryan Stevenson, equality, just mercy, justice, legal

kella's CBR11 Review No:22 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Bryan Stevenson, equality, just mercy, justice, legal ·
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Sometimes You Get To Be Famous For A Job Well Done

June 14, 2016 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

In finishing Hamilton: The Revolution, and being mired by yet another round of inequality for women in our country, I decided to stay the course with another non-fiction book, this one about a dynamo of gender equality. I was familiar with Justice Ginsburg, but Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave me so much more.  Notorious RBG chronicles the personal history of RBG, her experiences in law school and pursuing a law career while being a mother (not an easy job […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: biography, Book Exchange, equality, RBG, read harder challenge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

faintingviolet's CBR8 Review No:39 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: biography, Book Exchange, equality, RBG, read harder challenge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg ·
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