Reflection on The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

              This is a great book and I loved re-reading it. The Hobbit is just really special and has such a warm feeling to it. Tolkien’s writing is much more for children in this book than the more adult-level Lord of the Rings. There are talking animals and lots of assurances from Tolkien that things will turn out alright. It has the feel of a grandpa telling stories to his children. Anyway, this is a five star book that everyone should read at least once.

Reflection on How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

              This was a great book that was extremely well written. Kendi takes the reader through his life’s story and in each chapter he also covers an important aspect of racism and how it intersects with other issues. The most important lesson of the book is that it is not enough to be non-racist; we should all be anti-racists. Non-racists are complicit in racism, but anti-racists make change. I didn’t really take a lot of notes on this book unfortunately but I would highly recommend.