september reading wrap-up | very mid month

[@kasia717]

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[@joy-lopes]

I love the point you made about sharing the bad & the ugly that most times we're afraid to share (concerning Elliot's memoir). Been thinking about that a lot. You're so insightful Ania! 💕 Also love the jar idea!

[@WellTraveledBooks]

Miss you my friend

[@GregHarness]

My favorite read in September was "The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border" by Francisco Cantú, published in 2018. It's a memoir about his time in the Border Patrol on the US-Mexico border. This book put a human face on both border agents and immigrants. It's a great mixture of politics, psychology, and community. Thank you for yet another wonderful video.

[@WellTraveledBooks]

Woo that sounds like an incredible book. You are always reading interesting ones! I will add thsi one to my TBR for sure. Thank you for sharing =)

[@TriumphalReads]

I know what you mean with ranking / rating memoirs being kind of difficult depending on the situation. Nice selection of books overall too!

[@WellTraveledBooks]

Yeah! I think that it feels weird to rate someones sharing of their own life.

[@booksaremysociallife]

In the City of Bikes sounds really interesting. I love biking, but Trinidad is a TERRIBLE place for biking. Tbh, our infrastructure is not even pedestrian friendly - it's primarily catered to drivers despite us having a lot of pedestrians and non driving commuters. It would definitely be interesting to spend some time in Amsterdam or a bike friendly city, just to see what it's like. Edit: For some reason, I'm not seeing my comment response to this, but I also said that I'd love to see your response to the critical reading discussion and thank you for the shout out!

[@WellTraveledBooks]

I feel similar comparing Canada, where I grew up, to Poland, where I now live. In Canada there was some biking infrastructure but it was limited and felt quite dangerous. It was not common at all to commute by bike. However, it's a total 180 in Poland. Almost anywhere I feel as though I can get to by bike and I verrry rarely feel unsafe. It makes a huge difference in my desire to bike! Infrastructure is key. And I don't see the response either but yes! I am planning my video response to yours

[@Tasmetu]

you? gotten into biking? i have no idea what you are talking about 😂😂✨

[@WellTraveledBooks]

The fact that the alert for this comment came while I was riding... hahaha