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.
Category: Loss
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: Turtles All the Way Down
“The thing about a spiral is, if you follow it inward, it never actually ends. It just keeps tightening, infinitely.” ― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down
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
Book Review: Complicit
“There are some dreams you can't wake up from. Ever. These are called nightmares.” ― Stephanie Kuehn, Complicit
Confront Your Monster: A Monster Calls Book Review
A Monster Calls is a short, illustrated novella that is a quick but heart-wrenching read. Patrick Ness does an amazing job of creating a compelling story that forces readers to confront their own demons.
Book Review: All the Bright Places
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” ― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright PlacesBook Title: All the Bright PlacesAuthor: Jennifer NivenPublication Date: 2015Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Mental IllnessGoodreads Rating: 4.21 StarsMy Rating: 4 StarsTheodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.Violet … Continue reading Book Review: All the Bright Places
Book Review: Jellicoe Road
“From this distance everything is so bloody perfect.” ― Melina Marchetta, Jellicoe Road