Reading with Westbrook
I am an English teacher with the heart of a librarian, I love everything about books, but mostly talking about them with friends, students, and colleagues. This blog is a labor of love. I’m glad you could join me…
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
- The Midnight Library
- All The Little Live Things
- Crossing To Safety
- A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
- The Dutch House
- The House of The Spirits
- The Razors Edge
- Rosie
- Pachinko
Best Non-fiction of 2020
Best Books of 2019
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Current Five Star Reads: Quotes
I have so much to say about this book. " Re-examine all you have been told in school, and church, or in any book, and dismiss whatever insults your own soul."
★★★★★ 5/5
~ Glennon Doyle
“Anyone, Eliza is thinking, who describes dying as ‘slipping away’ or ‘peaceful’ has never witnessed it happen. Death is violent, death is a struggle. The body clings to life, as ivy to a wall, and will not easily let go, will not surrender its grip without a fight.”
★★★★★ 5/5
~ Maggie O'Farrell
“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
★★★★★ 5/5
Sarah J Maas
“I just wish there was a middle, you know. Because that's where people live. It doesn't have to be all or nothing...sink or swim like that. Most people just tread water, and that's enough. Because when you're sinking, you're pulling us down with you.”
~Chris Whitaker
★★★★★ 5/5