The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Coates’ mix of historical plot tied into fictional characters, transforms you back into a time and place where the characters emotions and experiences are closely mirrored to those that African Americans are still experiencing in today’s society.

The mystical and fantastical elements Coates interweaves actually seem realistically possible. That God could have sent another “Moses” and how wonderfully different history might have played out had he done so.

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The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate by Fran Hauser
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fran Hauser has always been a personal career idol for me even though we spur from very different professional backgrounds. Unfortunately, I picked the wrong time to read this book (hello 2020 Pandemic).

Fran’s get out there and do something motivational style, made me want to jump up out of my seat and start putting her words into actions. I instead, found my self contemplating more so how to put her recommendations into perspective of a work at home, remote environment.

I ended the book feeling a bit more depressed than motivated as the ending chapter is regarding Mentors and mentoring events, all of which seem already outdated and irrelevant for this year.

I sense maybe a new market, for her next book. A la how to kick ass even while working from home?!?!

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