Amalia Reads - Page 3 of 9 - Book reviews and recommendations

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

September 9, 2018 Amalia 0

I haven’t read a lot of nonfiction books about racism but lately there have been a few books on the subject on my radar and this is one of them. It comes highly recommended. I was curious to see if […]

cover of American War by Omar El Akkad and quote: ‘What was safety, anyway, but the sound of a bomb falling on someone else's home?’

Review: American War by Omar El Akkad

August 29, 2018 Amalia 0

How can one accurately categorize a great debut novel like American War? One can call it many things, speculative science fiction, dystopian novel, character study, and literary fiction. The world described in this book feels real. It combines elements of […]

Companion Novellas to YA Fantasy Series: Worth Reading?

August 17, 2018 Amalia 0

I have recently read three companion novellas to some of the most popular young adult fantasy series, and I was disappointed. I love fantasy novels and have read quite a few over the years. At the moment I feel that […]

Listening to Classics: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

August 10, 2018 Amalia 0

This summer I rediscovered my love for classics not by reading them but by listening to them. I always want to read more classics and I always pick something else up as they are usually slower and chunkier reads. So, […]

cover of Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward and quote: '[...] I understood [...], that getting grown means learning how to work that current: learning when to hold fast, when to drop anchor, when to let it sweep you up.'

Contemporary Literary Fiction: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

August 3, 2018 Amalia 0

This contemporary literary fiction with elements of magical realism is portraying a poor black African-American family living in a fictional town in Mississippi. It is a tragic story of struggle and hope. It is now! After days and days of […]

YA Series, Worth Reading? Covers of Scythe by Neal Shusterman, Red Rising by Pierce Brown and Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Young Adult Fantasy Series: Worth Reading?

July 27, 2018 Amalia 0

Since I started watching BookTube and picking up the hyped books I developed this love-hate relationship with young adult fantasy series. I love them as they are easy and fast reads. I picked them up every once in a while […]

N. K. Jemisin's The Broken Earth science fantasy trilogy review: The Fifth Season, The Obelisk gate and The Stone Sky

Series Review: The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

July 20, 2018 Amalia 0

N. K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy (The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky) is a science fantasy series compared to masterpieces like Frank Herbert’s Dune, because of its blend of SF, ma, ic and awareness of […]

Cover of The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan and quote: 'The only way for a woman, as for a man, to find herself, to know herself as a person, is by creative work of her own.'

Review: The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

July 13, 2018 Amalia 0

If you ever chance upon any feminist book recommendation list this book is bound to be on it. The Feminine Mystique is one of the most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century. Published in 1963 this book is one […]

book cover of black boy by richard wright and quote: 'At the age of twelve, [...,] I had a conception of life that no experience would ever erase, [...], a conviction that the meaning of living came only when one was struggling to wring a meaning out of meaningless suffering.'

Review: Black Boy by Richard Wright

July 6, 2018 Amalia 0

Black Boy is Richard Wrights memoir about his childhood in the Southern States (part1: Southern Night) and his young adulthood in Chicago (part2: The Horror and the Glory). It is an account of the poverty, horror, fear, and hatred of […]

Summer Reads Recommendations

July 2, 2018 Amalia 0

Whether you’re enjoying the sun by lying on a beach, a pool, in your backyard or even your balcony…here are some awesome books to read during summer. The three books I’ll recommend are easy to read but although funny and […]