Tag: memoir
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Book Review: Reaching for the Stars by José M. Hernández
I had the honor of getting to hear José Hernández speak while I was visiting the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. His story and outlook on life are inspiring…
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Book Review: Bringing Columbia Home by Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward
I wasn’t aware of the magnitude of the tragedy at the time, however, I vividly remember the loss of the Columbia crew back in 2003. Despite having memories of the tributes and magazine covers, I’ve never actually read about the accident in my adult life…
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Book Review: The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
I didn’t realize first going into this that this was a memoir. I guess from the cover I assumed it was a depiction of the Holocaust with a ‘cat and mouse’ metaphor. I realized as soon as I started reading that this wasn’t fiction and it made the analogy all the more powerful…
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Book Review: Girl Around the World by Dorothy Kilgallen
When I say that I’ve been looking for a copy of this book to read for years, I’m not exaggerating. Long out of print and a rare/expensive find, I finally traveled to read a library copy. Given how long I’ve waited, my rating may be a bit biased, but I’m also quite confident I would…
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Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry
I read this more out of curiosity than genuine interest. I’m quite fond of Princess Diana and I mostly wanted to hear what Harry had to say about her…
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Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Like many others reading this book, iCarly was a big part of my childhood. Sam was my favorite character from the start and I was super excited to hear that Jennette McCurdy had written a memoir…
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Book Review: Me, Myself, & Bob by Phil Vischer
I grew up watching VeggieTales, oblivious to what a milestone it was in animation at the time. I also didn’t know much about its history or why the formats changed as I got older…
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Book Review: Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Immersive, personal, and adventuresome, Jon Krakauer brings his readers to Mount Everest to recount his disastrous trek up the infamous mountain in 1996…
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Book Review: Loud by Tana Douglas
I’m always up for a book that brings me into the 1970s (and the overlapping years). This one achieved this and then some…
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Book Review: Tales from the Secret Annex by Anne Frank
It was wonderful revisiting Anne Frank’s writing. I’ve been meaning to read this since I read her diary in 2020…