Book Stack

Remember how I love to make book stacks? It’s time to build a big one for 2020. January was a bit scattered around here, and my reading routine followed suit. I have been piling titles, however, and looking longingly at them. My to-read list is always growing exponentially. I wish I could keep up. A girl can dream! And look forward. Here’s what’s on my stack to read … What’s on yours?

I just finished:

This was a memorable read. Much of it centered life on Birkenau and Auschwitz, but what I found even more fascinating was what happened after leaving. The stories were ones of quick decisions and taking chances and an occasional gesture of goodness from an enemy. I only wish Lale and Gita’s reunion was further written. After hell on earth, all you wanted for these two was a decent life together. I wish the author had been able to give more of that. And yet, worth the read.

I also finished:

I loved this book. Gates manages to write both personally and to give information. I came away knowing more about her, in addition to so much more about women around the world. This book ties together the many and varied challenges that women face and illustrates how one impacts another like dominoes. I did not realize how many projects the Gates foundation was involved in. As I read, I found myself dog-earing pages and saying aloud, “Yes!” I love what she wrote in her epilogue:

“The supreme goal of humanity is not equality but connection. People can be equal but still be isolated – not feeling the bonds that tie them together. Equality without connection misses the whole point. When people are connected, they feel woven into each other. You are part of me and I am part of you. I can’t win if you lose. If either of us suffers, we suffer together. This blurs the borders between human beings, and what flows through those porous borders is love.”

Yes!

Happy Reading.