Rae's Reads and Reviews

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Category: Book Review

  • Black Klansman (Book Review)

    Black Klansman (Book Review)

    *Synopsis* Black Klansmen is the story of how Detective Ron Stallworth went undercover and joined the Colorado Springs chapter of the Ku Klux Klan. Detective Stallworth was one of the only black men working in his department. This nonfiction account includes how Detective Stallworth gained information on the KKK and…

  • Hunger (Book Review)

    Hunger (Book Review)

    *Synopsis* *Trigger Warning: Rape and Domestic Abuse* Hunger is a memoir of Roxane Gay’s struggles with obesity, among other things. She writes about the traumatic experience that caused her to begin over eating. Gay includes that becoming bigger seemed to provide some solace after the experience, it seemed her only…

  • Fangirl (Book Review)

    Fangirl (Book Review)

    *Goodreads Synopsis* Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan… But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s…