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It's Monday, What Are You Reading?

Monday, April 23, 2012

Good morning, fellow Monday Morning Readers!  It's been a long time since I have been able to participate in a weekly meme of any kind, so welcome to Book Addict Reviews any fellow bloggers who have not been here before!  I'm glad to be back!

This week, I finished When She Woke by Hillary Jordan.  Amazing speculative fiction a la The Handmaid's Tale about a woman's place in society and reproductive choice.


I am also reading The Latte Rebellion, by Sarah Jamila Stevenson.  This young adult novel tells the story of a group of mixed race friends who start a website to sell t-shirts to people with latte-colored skin as a way to raise money for a summer vacation.  What starts as a joke about their shared experiences as people of mixed racial backgrounds becomes a social justice movement, leading to serious consequences for the girls when their school labels them terrorists.


I'm about to start My Name is Mary Sutter, a historical fiction novel about a woman fighting to be recognized for her medical skills in the mid-18th century.  I guess I must be on a feminist fiction kick right now, since the last few things I have read are falling in that theme.  Given the current state of political discourse about women in this country, I guess maybe that makes sense...



Finally, I am listening to The Grapes of Wrath on audiobook.  I'm glad that I decided to listen rather than read it, because I really feel like the narrator is doing a wonderful job with the character's voices and emotions.  It is the tale of the Joad family-chased off their land during the Depression by the landowners and their tractors, the family takes off west in a converted jalopy, hoping to find work and prosperity in the promised land of California.  Heartbreaking, infuriating, filled with moments of quiet grace, this American classic is a must read.


Have a wonderful reading week, everyone!

4 comments:

  1. It would be interesting to compare The Handmaid's Tale with My Name is Mary Sutter.

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  2. I think it's so funny that I often don't even realize I'm reading along a theme. My husband pointed out to me that I had been reading mainly books about WWII for months!

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  3. I am definitely intrigued by When She Woke - I'm going to have to see if my library has a copy of it.

    Have a great week!
    Kristin @ Always With a Book

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  4. Ah, The Grapes of Wrath is on my to-read list! I really liked Of Mice and Men, so I'm looking forward to this one!

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