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Kit Bakke

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Seattle WA

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Literature & Fiction, History, Young Adult

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for fiction: Austen, Tolstoy, Byatt, Piercy; nonfiction: McCullough, T ...more

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Kit Bakke spent the last half of the 20th century as a political radical (SDS and the Weather Underground), a pediatric oncology nurse, and an information technology consultant. In the 21st century, she became a published writer. Her MISS ALCOTT'S E-MAIL has led to further writing adventures, including being a founding member of Seattle7Writers (www.seattle7writers.org) and a chapter in HOTEL ANGELINE. Her next book, DANCING ON THE EDGE, is a story of travel, discovery and possibly magic. Young teens, if they are good readers, like it, and so do adults. Her latest book PROTEST ON TRIAL: THE SEATTLE 7 CONSPIRACY "chronicles a significant, real-life slice of history, but it reads more like a well-crafted novel and reminds us that dissent--now ...more

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Average rating: 3.59 · 231 ratings · 69 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Miss Alcott's E-mail: Yours for Reforms of All Kinds 3.69 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dancing on the Edge 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dot to Dot 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Protest on Trial: The Seattle 7 Conspiracy 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miss Alcott's Email: Yours for Reforms of All Kinds 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hotel Angeline: A Novel in 36 Voices by Elizabeth George (Goodreads Author), Erica Bauermeister (Goodreads Author), Deb Caletti (Goodreads Author) 3.32 avg rating — 662 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I’m back on track with current events, after taking a few days off to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the end of the American democracy as we know it. But…perhaps there is a light at the end of the tunnel after all…I’ve been text banking for 2020Victory. A very organized process, supported by easy to sue software (Slack and a server called ThruText), detailed training sessions, and encouraging mento

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Kit Bakke wrote a new blog post The Joys of Electoral Politics I’m back on track with current events, after taking a few days off to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the end of the American democracy as we know it. B Read more of this blog post »
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Kit has read White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book is SO valuable. It's one of those books that just had to be written. If you are a moderately woke white person, some of it will not be new--the concept of white privilege is pretty much accepted by many white people, but diAngelo takes it o ...more
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Kit has read The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh #14) by P.D. James	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I have inherited a grocery bag chock full of mostly 20th century British murder mysteries. Perfect reading for these strange times. Things are orderly in these books! There is a solution! They are fiction! So far, I've read a couple books each by PD ...more
Jul 05, 2020 08:24AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Private Patient by P.D. James. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Private Patient by P.D. James <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
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I wish I could remember who recommended this book to me, so I could thank them. The story and characters are weird but normal, which makes it powerful and scary. Simple words (or so I assume, as it's been translated from the Japanese) describing live ...more
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Kit has read The Mirror & the Light (Thomas Cromwell, #3) by Hilary Mantel (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Incredible, as were the previous two. Not everyone loves Mantel's style--I've actually run into a couple people who said they didn't get it, couldn't follow her tracks into the mind (researched, but also imagined), dialog and plot of Thomas Cromwell' ...more
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Kit made a comment on Arleen Williams’s review of The Round House " Hi Arleen! doing OK in these strange times? I've never read Erdrich but keep thinking I should... "
May 02, 2020 03:33PM · see review
Kit added a status update: Reading, that is, inhaling Hilary Mantel's The Mirror and the Light. Who else is reading this piece of genius? Cannot imagine how she can keep up this incredible style over all three books. I am wandering around (pandemically isolated) in Tudor times, smelling the flowers, tasting the spices, feeling the silks and tapestries. It's incredible. Also pretty amazing how the politics seems not so different from today.
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