Here’s a book review by Reference student assistant Juliana Molina! A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a historical fiction novel that takes place in many cities across Afghanistan and tells the stories of two girls, Mariam and Laila. Though they are years apart in age, their stories intertwine in a heart-wrenching way. This … Continue reading What Reference Students are Reading: Pt. 1
At our yearly Student Assistant Orientation held this past Sunday, August 26th, one of the “ice breaker” activities for the Reference Student Assistants was to discuss a book read over the summer. Here’s a list of the books we read and some of our thoughts on them. 1. Love in the Time of Cholera – … Continue reading Reference Students’ Summer Reading List
The following book reviews were written by student assistants in the Reference & Research Services Department here in the library. We hope they inspire you to pick up a good book! NW, reviewed by Brianna Cockett-Mamiya Zadie Smith’s 2012 novel NW follows the lives of four different characters — Natalie, Leah, Felix, and Nathan — … Continue reading Book Reviews from Students
Looking for some reading recs? The Reference & Research Services student assistants have a few for you! We Should All Be Feminists, reviewed by Malia Okoh Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists is a slim volume containing an essay based on her 2013 TED Talk. The essay exposes Adichie’s experiences with racism growing up in Nigeria and … Continue reading Student Book Reviews
Still looking for something good to read? Here’s the next installment of reading ideas, via book reviews by the student assistants of Gleeson Library. Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife, reviewed by Simran Kaur Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent is a real treat for those interested in women’s health. … Continue reading Book Reviews from Students III
Picking up where I left off last week, here’s another batch of reading ideas, delivered to you from the student assistants of Gleeson Library. Room, reviewed by Jenner Wells Room by Emma Donoghue is told entirely through the eyes of 5-year old Jack, who views his world with the curiosity and innocence common to young children. However, … Continue reading Book Reviews from Students II
While the semester is in full effect, the weather feels so much like summer! Channelling that feeling, the student assistants of Gleeson Library have shared reviews of books they read over the summer. This is the first installment of reviews. We hope you can find something to put on your reading list once you catch … Continue reading Book Reviews from Students
In case you haven’t found something interesting to pick up in our last few posts on summer reading, here’s one more! The Octopus: a story of California by Frank Norris (also available as an ebook) Last winter I took a class with Prof. Kevin Starr, USF ’62, former state librarian and USC history professor, called … Continue reading Summer Reading Just Keeps Coming
A couple weeks ago, I posted some book reviews written by student assistants that work in Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. Here are some more to get you excited about future reads. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, reviewed by Ariana Varela This memoir by Susannah Cahalan depicts the life of the author, a young … Continue reading What Are the Students Reading? Spring 2015 edition, part 2
A fresh semester brings fresh book reviews, fresh from the student assistants who work in Gleeson Library | Geschke Center. This week is part one of this semester’s recommendations… stay tuned for following parts, in case you have enough free time to squeeze in some extra reads. Sharp Objects, reviewed by Hannah Bunting In this chilling … Continue reading What Are the Students Reading? Spring 2015 edition
