“I simply didn't know how to make things better. I could not solve the puzzle of me.” ― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Category: 4+ Stars
What I Read: December 2017
It's hard to find the time to review every book I read, and it's even harder to find the motivation when a book isn't spectacular or noteworthy or made me think or made me hate it. So, this mini-review roundup was born. (December 2017)
What I Read: November 2017
It's hard to find the time to review every book I read, and it's even harder to find the motivation when a book isn't spectacular or noteworthy or made me think or made me hate it. So, this mini-review roundup was born. (November 2017)
Women’s Roles and The Alice Network
It's a post-Harvey Weinstein, post-Matt Laur, post-Louis C.K. world, and we are just trying to live in it. Sometimes, this means ducking our heads into a good book that reminds us that, sometimes, women win. The Alice Network does just that.
What I Read: October 2017
I get a mild feeling of panic every time someone asks me to recommend books to them. I want to just direct them here, to the safe space where all of my thoughts and feelings are already laid out, where they can read my thoughts on the books before they pick them up.
Book Review: Garden Spells
“It was like the way you wanted sunshine on Saturdays, or pancakes for breakfast. They just made you feel good.”
Book Review: Holding Up the Universe
“We're all weird and damaged in our own way. You're not the only one.” ― Jennifer Niven, Holding Up the Universe
Sisters Through and Through: The Nightingale Book Review
Two sisters in WWII Nazi-occupied France. One can't fathom stepping out of her comfort zone to change the way things are going. One can't stop pushing the boundaries and risking her life. What do the two have in common? A shared childhood, and a shared dream.
Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is 'you're safe with me'- that's intimacy.” ― Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Book Review: Gone with the Wind
“After all, tomorrow is another day!” ― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind