What I’m Reading: August 2018

This was one of my favorite months of reading so far this year. I had a great streak of books that made me think in ways I hadn’t anticipated when I’d first picked them up. A few made me question how I interact with people around me, and another offered an alternative reality where women were the dominant sex, a particularly interesting scenario to play with in today’s climate.

Most of my reads this month made me wish that the last page of each book had other suggested reading listed. But hope you enjoy and let me know if you have any suggested follow-ups to some of my books from this month.

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

I bought this for my mom last Christmas as it was a part of her book club’s reading list for 2018. I ran into it a second time when a British friend talked about reading it and how surprised he was at the inequalities in the US justice system. Coming off of reading Small Little Things last month, I couldn’t wait to dive in.

Warning, this book is engrossing and makes you want to learn more about social justice. I had such an admiration for Stevenson and his team that works with inmates on death row and was exhausted reading about the lengths they go to to save lives. It made me wonder about my job and what higher purpose I was serving. I highly recommend this book to anyone…