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What’s Auntie Reading Now? Obsessive Genius
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What’s Auntie Reading Now? Grace Hopper
by Kurt Beyer
Did Not Finish (DNF)
This isn’t about Grace Hopper, it’s about the evolution of software. It’s dry and gets technical. The clue to it not being about Grace came about a hundred pages from the end, when the author drops the bombshell that Grace was an alcoholic and wound up in the hospital because she tried to commit suicide. Nothing in the pages before gave even a clue what was happening to Grace that might lead to such an event. No more slogging for me! I’ll find another book on Grace to read. One that’s more biographical in nature.
What’s Auntie Reading Now? The Burger-Meister’s Daughter
Oshia, this one’s for you.
The BurgerMeister’s Daughter by Steven Ozment
What’s Auntie Reading Now? Princess
by Jean Sasson
Princess by Jean Sasson ~ Review
What’s Auntie Reading Now: Ada’s Algorithm
Ada’s Algorithm by James Essinger
What’s Auntie Reading Now: Grasshopper Jungle
What’s Auntie Reading Now: Not Otherwise Specified
What’s Auntie Reading Now: The Beautiful Struggle
What’s Auntie Reading Now: The Water is Wide
What’s Auntie Reading Now: Foy – The Road to Lost
Foy by Gordon Atkinson
“If there’s a sea turtle flapping around on the table you have to deal with it. (p. 150)”
Gordon Atkinson’s writing has always resonated with me. There’s such a deep honesty and thoughtfulness in his work. All of his books now reside in my library and I am so pleased to add Foy to it.
Truth is hard. It can be cold and jagged. Foy faces a truth which is similar to each of our truths in ways we may not expect. His struggle with the hard questions is a fascinating story which opened my heart more, both to myself and those who flail trying to find meaning in our lives.
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