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Sherring’s Goodreads: The Hate U Give

11/03/2017 by Sherring D.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a work of fiction, but to borrow from the beloved and long-running NBC show Law & Order: SVU, it’s a story line, or several storylines quite frankly) that’s ripped from the headlines. Starr Carter has suffered the trauma of witnessing the shooting deaths of not one, but two close friends a few years apart. The sixteen year old lives […]

Categories: Goodreads, Uncategorized • Tags: Books, fiction, National Book Awards, reading, The Hate U Give

Sherring’s Goodreads: Year of Yes

01/11/2017 by Sherring D.

Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes My rating: 4 of 5 stars Shonda Rhimes is a liar. Her word, not mine. She calls herself this because she likes to make up stuff, all the time. Lucky for her it’s paid off. The highly successful ABC shows Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder, and Private Practice (no longer on air) are spawns of what […]

Categories: Goodreads, Uncategorized • Tags: Books, Goodreads, memoir, Shonda Rhimes, Year of Yes

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I Failed the Goodreads Challenge and It’s OK

01/05/2017 by Sherring D.

I stopped setting New Year’s resolutions. Not only is it cliché to set new goals at the start of a new year, but it’s too much self-imposed pressure. Besides, I don’t think I should wait for a new calendar year to eat better, exercise more or be a better me. That didn’t stop me from joining the Goodreads reading challenge. I set my goal to fully read 36 books in 2016. It seemed reasonable. As a book nerd, I leave […]

Categories: Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: Books, challenge, Goodreads, reading

Sherring’s Goodreads: Handbook for an Unpredictable Life

10/22/2016 by Sherring D.

Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling by Rosie Pérez My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was completely in shock and awe throughout Rosie Perez’s memoir Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair). I knew Perez as a sassy Nuyorican dancer, choreographer and actress, and was not prepared for what she shared […]

Categories: Goodreads, Uncategorized • Tags: book review, Books, family, Hollywood, memoir, mother-daughter, relationships, Rosie Perez

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Sherring’s Goodreads: The Girl on the Train

10/16/2016 by Sherring D.

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins My rating: 1 of 5 stars I’ve got to stop giving in to peer pressure. And by peer pressure, I mean best seller lists. Over and over, I read about how The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins was comparable to Gone Girl. So wrong, and so false. Gone Girl was a page turner that made me forsake dinner, my DVR’d shows and sleep to continue reading. The Girl on the […]

Categories: Goodreads, Uncategorized • Tags: book review, Books, fiction, murder mystery, thriller

Sherring’s Goodreads: Queen Sugar

09/17/2016 by Sherring D.

Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile My rating: 5 of 5 stars Queen Sugar hadn’t been anywhere on my radar until I started catching promotions for its television series adaptation on Oprah’s network OWN. As the first season of Greenleaf was winding down, commercials said that if viewers liked Greenleaf they would love Queen Sugar. When I learned Ava DuVernay, director of Middle of Nowhere and Selma, was helming the adaptation, I couldn’t wait for the series to begin. With the […]

Categories: Goodreads, Uncategorized • Tags: Ava DuVernay, book review, Books, family, fiction, Goodreads, mother-daughter, Natalie Baszile, OWN, Queen Sugar, relationships

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TV Shows Go on Hiatus; Why Can’t I?

06/01/2016 by Sherring D.

Yeah, OK, I took a long break. An unintended break at that. My apologies. I’ve already admitted that blogging is hard. It’s not that I don’t have a passion for it. I’m busy living and enjoying life, rather than writing about it. I’ve been so busy, I haven’t read a whole book. In my defense, I am in the middle of reading about three. My attempt at the A to Z Blogging Challenge was an epic fail. At least I […]

Categories: Fabulousness, Try New Things, Uncategorized • Tags: blogging, Books, concerts, hiatus, life, living, movies, trips, writing

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Turn the Page?

03/19/2016 by Sherring D.

I’ve wanted to read Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates for months. I read about it in magazines and online, spotted fellow commuters reading it and saw it listed as a National Book Award finalist. I remember seeing a paparazzi shot of Jill Scott carrying it outside of an airport. I figured I’d read it in due time. Translation: when it’s in paperback. I prefer to buy paperback over hardcover because of price and portability. I concede and […]

Categories: Goodreads, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized • Tags: African-American, America, Books, discrimination, memoir, mood, motivation, racism, reading, TV

Posts, Likes and What I Read

03/09/2016 by Sherring D.

I’m feeling like a rock star. Well, not really, but I am feeling kinda special. Two of my Facebook and Instagram posts garnered a lot (for me) of “likes” and comments. I even got a text from an out-of-state cousin’s girlfriend. Last night I went to an author event at the Barnes and Noble located in Union Square. The author was Padma Lakshmi for her new memoir Love, Loss, and What We Ate. I know of Lakshmi and I like […]

Categories: Goodreads, Random Thoughts, Uncategorized • Tags: author event, Barnes and Noble, book signing, Books, eating, loss, love, Love Loss & What We Ate, memoir, reading

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Sherring’s Goodreads: The Hate U Give

Sherring’s Goodreads: Year of Yes

I Failed the Goodreads Challenge and It’s OK

Sherring’s Goodreads: Handbook for an Unpredictable Life

Sherring’s Goodreads: The Girl on the Train

Sherring’s Goodreads: Queen Sugar

TV Shows Go on Hiatus; Why Can’t I?

Turn the Page?

Posts, Likes and What I Read