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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer

The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy

John J. Mearsheimer

3.0
Really great information and analysis of policy. I disagree, however, with their assumption that Israel has a right to exist lol
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Mark Twain

2.0
Mark Twain is either a hit or a miss for me....this one was a miss
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism: The Belief System That Enables Us to Eat Some Animals and Not Others by Melanie Joy

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism: The Belief System That Enables Us to Eat Some Animals and Not Others

Melanie Joy

5.0
Obvs, I'm already vegan so idk how convincing this is to someone that eats animal products, but I found it informative
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Interview with the Vampire

Anne Rice

3.0
Anne Rice has one of my fave characterizations of vampires
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Fannie Flagg

2.0
I think I expected this to be something different than it was
Sign Here by Claudia Lux

Sign Here

Claudia Lux

2.0
Meh.
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward

Salvage the Bones

Jesmyn Ward

4.5
Visceral and haunting
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Listen for the Lie

Amy Tintera

3.0
Predictable, but I liked the MC
The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination by Stuart A. Reid

The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination

Stuart A. Reid

5.0
Fascinating
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

4.0
 Only downside is the non linear timeline makes it hard to follow at times. On the other hand, I understand the set up helps to 'humanize' the information she delivers/history of the asylum