186 ratings (3.55 avg)
134 reviews

Alice

Add friend

Alice’s favorites shelf

Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Mary Tomalin

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

More…

Alice’s Bookshelves

read‎ (189)
currently-reading‎ (2)
to-read‎ (51)
read-in-2007‎ (48)
read-in-2008‎ (31)

read-in-2013‎ (14)
read-in-2011‎ (11)
read-in-2014‎ (11)
read-in-2010‎ (9)
read-in-2009‎ (8)

read-in-2015‎ (8)
read-in-2016‎ (8)
favorites‎ (7)
read-in-2012‎ (6)
read-in-2017‎ (5)

read-in-2018‎ (4)
abandoned‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Alice is Currently Reading

Alice is currently reading

Gulag: A History

by Anne Applebaum

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Apr 27, 2017 08:17PM

Alice is currently reading

Laws Harsh as Tigers: Chinese Immigrants and the Shaping of Modern Immigration Law

by Lucy E. Salyer

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Nov 20, 2011 06:29AM

rss
Alice’s Recent Updates

Alice rated a book really liked it Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1) by Kevin Kwan (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
Enjoyable, if entirely ridiculous and not particularly deep.
Jun 11, 2018 08:41PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alice rated a book it was amazing The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein	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 is a must read. An excellent, engaging, and essential history of the active role that federal, state, and local government played in creating the racial segregation we see in neighborhoods across the country, and the pernicious, long-term effect ...more
Apr 11, 2018 06:02AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alice rated a book it was amazing Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson	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, inspiring, maddening, devastating. Well-written and compelling.
Mar 25, 2018 11:18AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alice has read Iron Gold (Red Rising, #4) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Best Science Fiction	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
Mar 16, 2018 05:32AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Iron Gold by Pierce Brown. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Iron Gold by Pierce Brown <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alice rated a book it was amazing City of Miracles (The Divine Cities, #3) by Robert Jackson Bennett (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
Impossibly imaginative and wonderfully written.
Oct 23, 2017 12:00PM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alice is currently reading Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum	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
Apr 27, 2017 08:17PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Gulag by Anne Applebaum. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Gulag by Anne Applebaum <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alice finished reading State of the Union: A Century of American Labor by Nelson Lichtenstein	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
Apr 27, 2017 07:52PM · like
Alice rated a book it was amazing The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee	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
Apr 27, 2017 07:44PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alice rated a book it was ok Brave New World by Aldous Huxley	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
As far as dystopian future books go, I liked 1984 better, and I much preferred Atwood's Handmaid's Tale.
Mar 22, 2017 09:45PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Brave New World by Aldous Huxley <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alice and 81 other people liked Howard's review of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis: " I am a hill person. So is much of America’s white working class. And we hill people aren’t doing very well….Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family. – J.D. Vance J.D. Vance grew up in th..." Read more of this review »
Dec 19, 2016 08:48AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">