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\n My goodreads book reviews: read<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n
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\n $\"Everything$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Curtis Chin<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Curtis Chin is my new author-hero - his "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir," which he superbly voices in the audiobook version, is far more than a memoir. It\'s an intelligent, fun, loving, and deeply movin...\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n $\"The$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n The Secret Lives of Church Ladies<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Deesha Philyaw<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n A week later, I\'m still reeling by how deftly Deesha traverses our weird, weird selves, in ways that anyone with a skin color and a beating heart can relate to. The church ladies who populate her short stories are neither good nor bad — ...\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n $\"High-Risk$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n High-Risk Homosexual<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Edgar Gomez<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Edgar’s autobiographical essays demonstrate how essential each of our voices are, no matter who we are. His writing is so courageous, funny, and touching, that I pity anyone who can’t relate to his observations about how complex individu...\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n $\"Catch$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Ronan Farrow<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Bravest women, brave reporter. Thank goodness my initial qualms were proven wrong -- I worried Ronan would be just another privileged white man exploiting women, in this case using their abuse by Harvey Weinstein for his own hype. Indeed...\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n $\"And$ <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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\n And Then We Grew Up: On Creativity, Potential, and the Imperfect Art of Adulthood<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n by Rachel Friedman<\/a>\n <\/div>\n
\n Her meditation on creativity is equal parts her own experiences, those of others, and society’s evolving relationship to it.\n\nA key point I took away were that their creative careers are best regarded as checker boards, rather than ladde...\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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