The Sunday Post #403

 

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The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news. It’s hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date.

The Sunday Post

On The Blog Recently

• I Can't Believe I Haven't Read These Books
• My Book Wish List
• Books To Read In Summer
• The Books I Remember The Most: Nonfiction Edition
• Mid-Year Reading Check-In

In My Reading Life

I actually finished some books! I seem to be very good at starting books and then abandoning them. I finished these two, and they were very good.

I read How The Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With The History Of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. It's a nonfiction book about African American history. The author visits various historical sites in North America and Africa and reports on how the sites educate the public about the history of slavery. As expected, some sites do better than others.

I found this book fascinating because I love history and visiting historical sites. I also work at a park and sometimes educate the public about park history. The book made me think about which parts of history are considered "important," and which parts are glossed over.

I need to find more books like this one. It's approachable, quick to read, and looks at how history still impacts the modern day. It should be required reading for every history lover.

Then I read One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus. It's a young adult murder mystery. Five high schoolers walk into detention. Only four come out. It has everything you'd want in a murder mystery: secrets, twists, complicated characters, and red herrings.

I couldn't put this book down. The ending isn't super shocking, but that didn't bother me because I loved the characters and wanted to know how they all became inv0lved in a murder. The characters change so much over the course of the novel. It's a traditional coming-of-age story wrapped up in an epic high school scandal.

The story is slightly predictable and cliché, but it's so much fun. Read it if you like mysteries.

In The Rest Of My Life

What's been happening? Um . . . I'm tired. I survived Hell Week at work. The first week of July is always absolute chaos in parks. It's exhausting and a little bit scary for park rangers.

A park visitor drowned during Hell Week. The search for his body took 19 hours. Here's your reminder to wear a life jacket and check the weather before you go out on the water.

What else? I don't remember everything that has happened, so I'll just show you the random photos on my phone.

I went to Denver for a job interview. I thought it went well, but I suspect the job has ghosted me. I haven't heard from them in over a month. Riding the train to Denver was fun, though. Here's a photo of the Denver wildlife.

And here's some nature photos I took at work.

Oh, there was a tornado at work too. Nothing got destroyed because it didn't come all the way to the ground.

Brooklyn seems to be enjoying her summer vacation. She's doing very important things, such as rampaging through people's yards with the neighborhood kids and infesting my curtains.

How's Your Summer (Or Winter) Going?

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