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At the start of 2017 I set a goal to read 40 books by the end of the year. In February I hit 20 so I increased my goal to 65 with hopes to reach 100 by the end of December. This a record of what I’m reading.

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#9 We Should All Be Feminists Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Posted on January 23, 2017February 28, 2017 by Brief Book Reviews

22738563 We Should All Be Feminists is the book/essay that grew out of Adichie’s TEDx talk of the same name.

The premise? We should all be feminists. It’s really that simple. Adichie argues a case for feminism with personal stories, using her own experiences as a lens to examine gender inequalities and sexual politics. It’s a breezy 30-minute read.

Oh, and have you read Adichie’s Americanah? Go read it. It’s GREAT.

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I’m hoping one of these new books will get me out of the reading slump I’ve been in for the last few weeks...

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