7.1 Zadie Smith’s Swing Time: A Review of Emotion and Themes
byI have a somewhat tough time with Zadie Smith. She’s obviously an excellent writer – with a wonderful flair for language and characterization. But…
Literary Fiction
7.1 
Favorite LGBTQIA Books
byThis week for Pride month, I want to talk about my favorite LGBTQ books. While trying to come up with a list, I realized…
Top Ten Tuesday | My Summer 2021 TBR
byTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with…
Best books of 2020
byI have always been punctual with my year end best books list, and this year is no different (what was different is that I…
8.5 How Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Captures Loneliness and Hope
byI read this book in November last year, sandwiched between two unforgettable reads – The Luminaries and A Suitable Boy. So, now, while I…
Top Ten Tuesday | My Winter 2020 TBR
byTop Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with…
The Luminaries – Book and Show
byIhave had The Luminaries on my shelf for ages now – ever since it won the Man Booker prize in 2013. But I’ve always…
Beartown
byDamn! What happened to my book reviews? I’ve been reading tons of books, I swear, but I’ve just been extremely lazy logging things down…
Top Ten Tuesday: Recent Additions to my Bookshelf
byTop Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It…
Best books of the decade (2010-2019)
byI’ve been reviewing books on this site for the past 10 years or so (started blogging in 2009). I thought it might be fun…