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Omar Bonilla reviewed The Tao of Pooh by A. A. Milne
The Tao of Pooh is a book written by Benjamin Hoff. The book is intended …
Review of 'The Tao of Pooh' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Omar Bonilla rated The Nickel Boys: 5 stars
Omar Bonilla rated The House on Mango Street: 5 stars
Omar Bonilla reviewed How to make white people laugh by Negin Farsad
Review of 'How to make white people laugh' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Negin is decisively Iranian-American while I'm Salvadoran-American (yay for us hyphenated Third Things!), but her story brought up a lot of memories of growing up Latino in a community of Armenian-Americans (more hyphenates!). There's a certain melting pot of influences that can only come from spending extended time with people different from yourself.
Omar Bonilla rated Citizen illegal: 4 stars
Citizen illegal by José Olivarez (BreakBeat poets series)
"In this stunning debut, poet José Olivarez explores the story, contradictions, joys, and sorrows that embody life in the spaces …
Omar Bonilla rated Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood: 5 stars
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: …
Omar Bonilla rated Metamorphosis and Other Stories: 4 stars
Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka (Modern Classics)
This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafka's works that he thought worthy of publication. It …
Omar Bonilla rated Tian di yi sha ou =: 5 stars
Omar Bonilla rated Awkward: 4 stars
Ty Tashiro: Awkward (2017, HarperCollins Publishers)
Awkward by Ty Tashiro
Interweaving the latest research with personal tales and real world examples, this offers reassurance and provides valuable insights into how …
Omar Bonilla rated V for Vendetta: 4 stars
Omar Bonilla rated Little Fires Everywhere: 5 stars
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (No)
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, …
Omar Bonilla reviewed The four agreements by Miguel Ruiz (A Toltec wisdom book)
Presents advice on how to gain personal freedom by following the wisdom of the Toltecs.
Review of 'The four agreements' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I needed a tune-up.
Omar Bonilla rated Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: 4 stars
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse by Herman Hesse
Hermann Hesse wrote Siddhartha after he traveled to India in the 1910s. It tells the story of a young boy …
Omar Bonilla reviewed Saints by Gene Luen Yang
Review of 'Saints' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Boxers and Saints is definitely elevated when read as one longer novel.