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Fostering the love of reading, here are several reviews from myself.
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The Kingdom of Prep by Maggie Bullock
Star Rating: ★★★★
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If you love marketing, retail, and storytelling of a brand, The Kingdom of Prep is great for you! As a longtime fan of J.Crew, I thoroughly enjoyed this story of the history of the retailer. The narrator is borerline monotone to the point where it sounds AI-generated at times, so I would suggest reding the book for a great story on the beloved prep brand.
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
Star Rating: ★★★★
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The Lincoln Highway is a classic American novel. Many people told me they loved it and many people told me the opposite. I came to understand that Amor Towles is a polarizing author. And yet, I picked up the 600 page book and went for a drive down the Lincoln Highway with him. This story was a very slow start for me. But, the last 200 pages made up for it. What a beautiful story. If you're a fast reader, give this a try as it explores the complexity of the American dream and promise from several characters' perspectives.
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Star Rating: ★★★★
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Such a Fun Age is an interesting book. It is set on immediately diving into the plot, where a young, Black woman is wrongly accused of kidnapping while babysitting a white toddler. The story goes much further into the relationship Emira has with her employers from there and is not centered on this singular event. But, it does provide a satire of polite prejudices that are explored within the story. I enjoyed this story a lot, especially the sticky widget that is the transactional relationship of someone being employed in your home.
Class Mom by Laurie Gelman
Star Rating: ★★★★
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As easy read and great for summer or vacation. A much needed comic relief for the Class Parent (and maybe a note of sympathy for other parents to take it easy on the Class Parent?) I giggled so many times at the hilarity of the class emails in here and maybe even fantasized a little about the ability to be that blunt. Thankfully, I have not had the level of drama this book has in my 7 years as a Class Parent!