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Lindsay (1706 KP) rated Upper West Side Story in Books

Feb 15, 2018

Upper West Side Story by Susan Pashman Have you ever read a book about justice that going on in your world that important to all. You thought it was dealt with in a movement that happens 50 years.
 
You see it still going on today. Well, a book called "Upper West Side Story", bring it to light and questions if our race is still an uphill battle among us. I got this feeling while I was reading the story. We meet a mother who will do anything to protect her son. This story really turns out to be a well written about a boy who is white and a friend with a black boy. We learn about friendships. Matt and Curtis are best friends. Everything changes after a freak accident.
 
The real issues come out during this time. It affects the whole family but mostly Matt. Viola losses everything but does the community realize that Matt is a child of Viola as well as Curtis is to Bettina. It happens during a time when they were fooling around or goofing around. Racial issues and political issues arise will they overcome or will the charges damaged all including the boy and his family.

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What Remains True: A Novel

Janis Thomas

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In this mesmerizing drama, one life-altering event catapults a family into turmoil, revealing...

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Micky Barnard (542 KP) rated Shadow of Night in Books

Dec 24, 2018

Shadow of Night

Deborah E. Harkness | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry

8.6

(15 Ratings)

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Great story overall but pacing issues

This was a great story affected by some pacing issues in my opinion, thus the rating which might surprise some people. Overall, I feel good about the storyline, the character development and the gut-punching emotions. I do think it could have been a little shorter and more dynamically paced. I wasn’t sure if I was going to settle into Tudor England, it took some time but I did settle.

Matthew and Diana’s relationship dynamic was rather different in past times, I found it inevitable, interesting and sometimes annoying. I loved the band of waifs and strays that became part of their family.

Great narration and I’m already lamenting that Times Convert won’t have Ikeda.

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Wishful Drinking in Books

Aug 14, 2017

Wishful Drinking

Carrie Fisher | 2009 | Biography

7.5

(6 Ratings)

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Actually quite sad reading it post-death

This is almost a bittersweet memoir about the great Carrie Fisher who battled mental health issues, substance abuse, and being brought up in a slightly dysfunctional family. It is witty, snarky and sarcastic despite all the upheavals. It begins with her experience with electroshock therapy and her subsequent loss of memories. The book is also short and filled with interesting images from her life, so it's a treat to read.