Goodreads Review: My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor

Three star review, originally posted here on March 29, 2019. This was fine. It was interesting to get some backstory on Justice Sotomayor and to hear her own voice. I particularly appreciated her take on affirmative action and its role in her life. But the book was also, frankly, a little boring. Maybe even a … More Goodreads Review: My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor

Goodreads Review: The World According to Garp by John Irving

Two star review, originally posted here on April 17, 2019.   I went into this book knowing virtually nothing about it or its author, except for the fact that it had a recognizable name and seems to be one of those modern classics that most people seemed to have read and liked at some point. … More Goodreads Review: The World According to Garp by John Irving

No svētkiem līdz svētkiem!

Originally posted in Latvian newspaper Jaunais Laiks in December 2016. Kādreiz man gandrīz šķiet, ka Ziemassvētki un Dziesmu svētki ir tie paši svētki! Abi ir laiki, kad ceļojam gan tuvu, gan tālu, lai tiktos ar ģimeni un draugiem svētku vidē. Abos svētkos dziedam dziesmas, gan garīgas, gan jautras. Klausoties “Klusa nakts, svēta nakts” Ziemassvētku vakara … More No svētkiem līdz svētkiem!

Goodreads Review: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Four star review, originally posted here on March 5, 2019.   A beautiful and thought-provoking work. I saw someone else that this- I listened to the audiobook, which was perfect because you can hear the author’s true tone, but I also wish I’d had a print copy on hand because I was constantly wanting to … More Goodreads Review: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates