Four women living in California dealing with the challenges common in marriage, career, and family. They are four first generation Chinese Americans living with their mother’s constant “advice” that doesn’t seem relevant. They don’t see that their mothers were once daughters, pushing back on the advice of their own mothers while making their own way … Continue reading The Joy Luck Club
Alex is making dinner in the apartment she shares with her cousin Bea. They’ve lived alone since Alex’s mom passed away and Bea’s mom disappeared, but this isn’t an easy life. Alex’s dad set them up in this apartment, but he expected Alex to raise Bea while attending high school. Between her own schoolwork and … Continue reading When Women Were Dragons
I can't believe we're already at the end of January! If you're following along with the Read With Lindsey 2024 Reading Challenge, you've read at least 4 books so far this year - that's amazing! What's been your favorite so far? Here's the books I'm looking forward to discussing with you this week. Grab your copies of … Continue reading This Week: January 28th
Nothing in Emily’s life is living up to what it should be. She’s failed out of college and back living with her parents. The only job she can get is as a cashier at a fast-food restaurant. Her best friend, and crush, just appeared but still seems like she wants nothing to do with Emily … Continue reading Cottonmouths
All Victor wants is to get away from his experiment and forget it ever happened, but it haunts him. It killed several people he loved. Victor sees it everywhere he goes. It looms over him like a curse until he decides to track down what remains and put an end to the chaos he created. … Continue reading Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus
This week brings us to several of my favorite topics to discuss! When I was in high school, we were required to read so many classic books (those written before 1900) and I struggled to get connected with the writing back then. Now, they are some of my favorite books to revisit! We are also going to be … Continue reading This Week: January 21st
Kenny wakes up as they pull into the rest stop off I-75. There’s not much here, but he’s hungry and needs to relieve himself, so he gets out. Daddy is driving them to Birmingham to see Momma’s family. Kenny’s older brother Byron has gotten into trouble and they are leaving him in Birmingham with Momma’s … Continue reading The Watsons go to Birmingham – 1963
I grew up just outside of Atlanta - the city too busy to hate. I went to college in downtown Atlanta near the Auburn Avenue district and was privileged to watch the funeral process for Hosea Williams in 2000. I have walked the streets where Martin Luther King, Jr and John Lewis marched. I have been in the … Continue reading This Week: January 14th
Buck had lived his entire life in California at Judge Miller’s home until last week. That’s when Manuel took him from his home, stuffed him in a crate, and shipped him north. Now Buck is in Alaska and part of a sled dog team - he’s had to fight for food and for a place … Continue reading The Call of the Wild
Week 1 of 2024 is complete - how did you do with the reading challenge? Week 2 promises to be just as fun! This time of year is usually when my kids start asking when it's going to snow, which doesn't happen much where we live. My northern friends have been sending me texts with their snow measurements … Continue reading This Week: January 7th
