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Kate Trenerry

Kate Trenerry

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  • The Traitors' ClubPositive Sentiment
    The Traitors' Club

    Marina Christofides

    Kate is currently reading The Traitors Club, a memoir of growing up and living with the Cyprus problem. She finds it very interesting and thinks it would benefit from having a background on the conflict to fully appreciate it.

  • The Great GatsbyPositive Sentiment
    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Kate seemed to really enjoy The Great Gatsby, describing it as a captivating novel with fascinating characters.

  • To Kill a MockingbirdNeutral Sentiment
    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    Kate mentioned how To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic that everyone should read at least once.

  • Liber null & psychonautNeutral Sentiment
    Liber null & psychonaut

    Peter J. Carroll

    Kate reminisces about a cheer for a college frisbee team involving books and the joy of reading.

  • The Book ThiefNeutral Sentiment
    The Book Thief

    Markus Zusak

    Kate and her teammates loved the book _Books_ which was based on a winning entry in a poetry contest.

  • The spirit of the borderPositive Sentiment
    The spirit of the border

    Zane Grey

    Kate recently finished Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe. It took a lot of concentration but was worth it. Still totally blown away.

  • The first crossing of GreenlandNeutral Sentiment
    The first crossing of Greenland

    Fridtjof Nansen

    Kate's current fiction book is The Greenlanders at the recommendation of a friend who re-reads it every year(!)

  • 1984Positive Sentiment
    1984

    Michael Dean

    Kate found 1984 to be a thought-provoking and chilling dystopian novel.

  • Brave New WorldNeutral Sentiment
    Brave New World

    Aldous Huxley

    Kate compared Brave New World to 1984 but found it to be more optimistic.

  • FactfulnessPositive Sentiment
    Factfulness

    Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund

    Kate finished reading Factfulness this weekend and found lots of lessons to return to over time.

  • Foundation TrilogyPositive Sentiment
    Foundation Trilogy

    Isaac Asimov

    Kate highly recommends the trilogy. She is willing to lend books 2 and 3 to anyone interested in joining a discussion.

  • Lead from the OutsideNeutral Sentiment
    Lead from the Outside

    STACEY ABRAMS

    Kate will read Leading From the Outside with the strategy book club.

  • The Power of MomentsPositive Sentiment
    The Power of Moments

    Chip Heath, Dan Heath

    Kate just finished The Power of Moments. It got her thinking about how much of that they already do at Viget and lots of things they could try.

  • The SilmarillionNeutral Sentiment
    The Silmarillion

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    Kate recently finished The Silmarillion. She set low expectations but found it meditative and mysterious.