8.6 Shuggie Bain: A Beautiful & Brutal Story
byThis year, I had vowed not to read any hard or sad books. Real life was difficult enough; why would I want to add…
Books
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Help me decide what to read
byI finished reading Shuggie Bain last week (review coming as soon as I manage to compose myself enough), and now I am looking for…
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…
Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House
bySo many people have enjoyed and recommended the Agatha Raisin series to me. If my favorite genre is mysteries, then of course I should…
Macbeth
byOf all the Shakespearean plays, Macbeth has always been a favourite. I remember reading an abridged, illustrated version as a child, and was fascinated…
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…
Mystic River
byThis year, I have deliberately chosen to keep my reading light – in the sense that I want to read books that don’t pull…
7.4 Special Topics in Calamity Physics: My Perspective
byWhen a book is compared to one of my all-time favorites (The Secret History), when the author has written another book I love (Night…
7.6 On the Road: Decoding The Motorcycle Diaries’ Path to Enlightenment
byI watched Cuba Libre (excellent, and I highly recommend it) last month – the Netflix documentary on Cuba’s struggle for independence/freedom, and one of…