Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York
by Barbara Weisberg
Strong Passions (1/1/2024)
This book hooked me from the first page, and I couldn't read it fast enough. Sometimes non-fiction can be dry, but this book reads like a novel. Such a well-written and well-researched book on a divorce from the 1800s - when divorce was scandalous. I really enjoyed reading this one and feel as if it would appeal to a very large audience. Very good book!
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann
The Wager (4/22/2023)
I found this book to be well researched, well-written and extremely easy to read. It was actually quite a thrilling read to be honest. It felt more like I was reading an adventure book than a nonfiction book. The beginning was slow for me to get into, but once the boats set sail, the pacing picked up immensely and I was hooked at that point. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one.
The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
The Three Mothers (12/11/2020)
I was quite excited to read this book. I spent a good deal of time in college researching the Civil Rights Era, so I had a lot of interest going into this one. To be clear it's a well-written, well-researched, and overall good read. However, it reads and feels very much like a dissertation. The potential with this subject matter was very much there, but the execution of it will not necessarily garner a large audience.