Final update of the reading list for February. I got through three more books than I thought I wood for the month. I didn’t focus on self-care, though. I just plowed through my reading and tried to stay warm, like I was hibernating, but with books.
Good books, for the most part, though some of them were tough reads. I’ve read enough books in the “History of the United States” series that I expected the onslaught of people behaving badly. I could brace myself mentally, and keep reading.
Nothing prepared me for Spectacle. That one, in particular, was horrifying to read and know that American people actually treated another human being that way. I feel like it’s an important book to read because it brings out the humanity of Ota Benga and the tragedy of his situation.
- Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick – Zora Neale Hurston Status: Finished
- Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man – Emmanuel Acho Status: Finished
- An African American and Latinx History of the United States – Paul Ortiz Status: Finished
- The Witch’s Book of Self-Care: Magical Ways to Pamper, Soothe, and Care for Your Body and Spirit – Arin Murphy-Hiscock Status: Finished
- Added: The Self-Care Prescription by Robyn L Gobin, Ph.D. Status: Finished
- The Conjurer – Luanne G. Smith Status: Finished
- Added: Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga – Pamala Newkirk Status: Finished
- Added: The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South – Michael W. Twitty Status: Finished
I started a scarf mostly because I can work on it in bits and starts. The sweater requires enough time to work through a set of decreases on the sleeve, and I don’t always have that.
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