Book Review #25: Dominicana by Angie Cruz (2019)
Read a review of the novel Dominicana by Angie Cruz here… Read More Book Review #25: Dominicana by Angie Cruz (2019)
Short Review #12: Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin (2020)
Read a book review of Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin here… Read More Short Review #12: Happy & You Know It by Laura Hankin (2020)
Book Review #24: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2018)
Read a review of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens here… Read More Book Review #24: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2018)
Short Review #11: God Shot by Chelsea Bieker (2020)
Read a review of God Shot by Chelsea Bieker here… Read More Short Review #11: God Shot by Chelsea Bieker (2020)
Short Review #10: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016)
Read a review of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles here… Read More Short Review #10: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (2016)
Book Review #23: From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty (2017)
Read a review of Caitlin Doughty’s From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death and hear more about her stories and research… Read More Book Review #23: From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty (2017)
Book Review #22: Weather by Jenny Offill (2020)
Read a review of Jenny Offill’s Weather here, and see why you should read this book… Read More Book Review #22: Weather by Jenny Offill (2020)
Short Review #9: The Tenant by Katrine Engberg (2020 English Translation)
Read an integral, but short review of The Tenant by Katrine Engberg here… Read More Short Review #9: The Tenant by Katrine Engberg (2020 English Translation)
Short Review #8: Funny Girl by Nick Hornby (2015)
Read a review of Funny Girl by Nick Hornby here… Read More Short Review #8: Funny Girl by Nick Hornby (2015)
Book Review #21: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (2020)
Read a comprehensive review of The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James here… Read More Book Review #21: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (2020)
Short Review #7: Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers and the Rise of Contemporary Art by Michael Shnayerson (2019)
Read a review of Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers and the Rise of Contemporary Art by Michael Shnayerson here… Read More Short Review #7: Boom: Mad Money, Mega Dealers and the Rise of Contemporary Art by Michael Shnayerson (2019)
Book Review #20: She Said by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey (2019)
Read a comprehensive review of She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey… Read More Book Review #20: She Said by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey (2019)
Book Review #19: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (2020)
Read an exhilarating review highlighting the significance of Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown … Read More Book Review #19: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (2020)
Short Review #6: The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing (2016)
Read a personal and sort of short review about The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing… Read More Short Review #6: The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing (2016)
Book Review #18: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (2020)
Read a review of The Night Watchman, and learn about why you should read this wonderful novel… Read More Book Review #18: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (2020)
Short Review #5: In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt (2018)
Read a review of the New England Colonial thriller, In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt here… Read More Short Review #5: In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt (2018)
Book Review #17: The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott (2019)
Read one of my more comprehensive and debating reviews of The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott here… Read More Book Review #17: The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott (2019)
Short Review #4: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin (2018)
Read a review about the magical and sensible novel The Immortalists… Read More Short Review #4: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin (2018)
Book Review #16: To Keep The Sun Alive by Rabeah Ghaffari (2019)
Read more about To Keep The Sun Alive, a haunting and lovely novel by Rabeah Ghaffari.… Read More Book Review #16: To Keep The Sun Alive by Rabeah Ghaffari (2019)
Short Review #3: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (2018)
Read a review of the magical murder mystery, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton here..… Read More Short Review #3: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (2018)
Short Review #2: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (2018)
My second Short Review about Riley Sager’s thrilling and campy mystery The Last Time I Lied..… Read More Short Review #2: The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager (2018)
Book Review #15: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (2019)
Read a heartfelt review of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous and learn more about why you should read it… Read More Book Review #15: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (2019)
Book Review #14: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (2019)
A complimentary review of the captivating novel Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk… Read More Book Review #14: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (2019)
Short-ish Review #1: How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (2019)
Read my first short-ish review about this nonfiction wonder, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell… Read More Short-ish Review #1: How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (2019)
Book Review #13: Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow (2019)
Read a review of Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow, a tale of espionage and reporting that ultimately revealed what an industry kept hidden so well… Read More Book Review #13: Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow (2019)
Book Review #12: Dopesick by Beth Macy (2018)
Read about this exceptional and eye-opening book about the American drug epidemic here…… Read More Book Review #12: Dopesick by Beth Macy (2018)
Book Review #11: Do You Mind If I Cancel? By Gary Janetti (2019)
Read about the comedic musings of Gary Janetti in Do You Mind If I Cancel?… Read More Book Review #11: Do You Mind If I Cancel? By Gary Janetti (2019)
Book Review #10: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino (2019)
Read a totally rad review about feminist literary criticism, which is Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino.… Read More Book Review #10: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino (2019)
Book Review #9: Face It by Debbie Harry (2019)
A review of Face It by Debbie Harry, that I had difficulty deciding on what to say about this wonderful book. … Read More Book Review #9: Face It by Debbie Harry (2019)
Book Review #8: Horrorstör A Novel by Grady Hendrix (2014)
Title: Horrorstör A NovelAuthor: Grady Hendrix, illustrated by Michael RogalskiPublished: 2014 (Quirk Books)Pages: 240Genre: Horror, Dark Comedy, Haunted House, Ghost StoryLink Here I finished this spooky novel just in time for Halloween. Speaking of which, Happy Halloween everyone!🎃 I thought talking about a horror novel was appropriate for such a day. I have not read… Read More Book Review #8: Horrorstör A Novel by Grady Hendrix (2014)
Book Review #7: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (2019)
Title: Disappearing Earth: A NovelAuthor: Julia PhillipsPublished: 2019 (Alfred A Knopf, Penguin Random House LLC, New York)Pages: 256Genre: Fiction, Novel, Thriller, Child Abduction, RussianLink Here “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” – Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy I was thinking about the quote above from the famous… Read More Book Review #7: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (2019)
Book Review #6: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu (2010)
Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional UniverseAuthor: Charles YuPublished: 2010 (Pantheon Books, Random House Inc., New York)Pages: 234Genre: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Post-Modern LitLink Here This book was literally a “trip” to read. I also haven’t come across such an explanation of time travel like in Charles Yu’s novel. The book functions… Read More Book Review #6: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu (2010)
Book Review #5: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (2019)
Title: The Memory PoliceAuthor: Yōko Ogawa (Translated by Stephen Snyder)Published: 2019 (Pantheon Books, originally published in 1994 by Kodansha)Pages: 288Genre: Fiction, Dystopian, Orwellian Two reviews in one day, because I’m trying to play catch-up! I read this one a few weeks ago, and it was haunting from beginning to end. Ogawa tells a harrowing tale… Read More Book Review #5: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (2019)
Book Review #4: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (2019)
Title: Lock Every DoorAuthor: Riley SagerPublished: 2019 (Dutton, Penguin Random House LLC)Pages: 368Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Mystery Sager has only written 3 books, but her books have kept me guessing every time. I first read her earlier book, Final Girls. And after reading both, her books seem promising and something like ‘wow the women in her… Read More Book Review #4: Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (2019)
Book Review #3: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019)
Title: Daisy Jones & The SixAuthor: Taylor Jenkins ReidPublished: 2019 (Ballantine Books, Penguin Random House LLC)Pages: 368 I am a few reviews behind due to normal busy life excuses, but I’m catching up now! As I’m writing this, I’m enjoying my 70s rock playlist that I made on Spotify. It features way too much David… Read More Book Review #3: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (2019)
Book Review #2: Someone Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg (2019)
Title: Someone Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory – StoriesAuthor: Raphael Bob-WaksbergPublished: 2019 (Alfred A. Knopf, New York)Pages: 244 “The things that are the most important aren’t shared; they are important only to us” (pg. 91) This humanizing quote, among many, are featured in Bob-Waksberg’s debut book, Someone Will Love You In All… Read More Book Review #2: Someone Will Love You In All Your Damaged Glory by Raphael Bob-Waksberg (2019)
Book Review #1: Tai Pei by Tao Lin (2013)
Title: Tai Pei by Tao LinAmazon Link: HerePublication Date: June 2013Pages: 256 I’m starting with a novel that I read in 2018. Why am I reviewing a book I read a year ago? How can you trust my memory or first impressions of this book? Because it was one of my favorites that I read… Read More Book Review #1: Tai Pei by Tao Lin (2013)
Introduction to This Blog
Hello! Let me begin by saying, I enjoy reading A LOT. From the back of DVD sleeves when I’m bored, to long novels that kept me captivated for days. I love getting lost in other people’s stories and adventures. My head has been in books since I was a baby, staring endlessly at picture books… Read More Introduction to This Blog
