If you're looking for a book about girlhood, then The Virgin Suicides probably isn't the one for you. Disguised as a story about just that, it tells far more about the obsessive, voyeuristic boys-turned-men that tell the story of the Lisbon girls' tragedy. Everything told is through their distorted sense of reality, calling the mystery… Continue reading The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides: Girlhood Told Through a Voyeuristic Lens | Book Review
I had a creeping suspicion during the gradient transition from the sweltering, miserable (in my humble opinion) summer to the delightful, richly vibrant, mildly brisk months of autumn that I was going to end the reading plateau that occurred in this year's middle. Unfortunately, though, that was not entirely the case. It did start off… Continue reading September-November ’22 Wrap-Up: A Farewell to Youth, A Hello to Horror, and Overhyped Novels
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Two measly months wrapped up in one post yet again? I'm afraid so. I have a hunch that as autumn settles, I'll start reading more consistently again, but for now, please take this minute nibble I can offer. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh… Continue reading July-August ’22 Wrap-Up: Unrated Books, Iffy Sci-Fi, and the Osemanverse
Well, it's certainly been a bit since I've kept up posting on here, but I return from the dead at least for this little wrap-up. A big contributor to my absence is that I just haven't been reading as much and haven't had as much to say, but here is a little morsel I can… Continue reading May/June ’22 Wrap-Up: Reading Slumps, Fake Dating, and Poetry Collections
Convenience Store Woman has the insight and oddity of a satirical piece while still not making a joking of itself -- and eliciting a few chuckles at the dire truth in that, though not uproariously funny or even intrinsically comedic like the blurbs and reviews suggest. Started Reading - May 2, 2022 Finished Reading -… Continue reading Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata: A Perceptive Satire, But Not | Book Review
Hello friends! Am I the only one who found April to be a surprisingly long month? I hadn't thought as much until drafting this post and seeing books that I felt like I read eons ago. Regardless, I read about half of the picks I had put on a tentative TBR for April (and temporarily… Continue reading April ’22 Wrap-Up: First 5-Star and 2-Star of the Year, Pleasant Novellas, & Heartstopper
Upon looking at the oldest books on my Goodreads TBR, I found that this novel was in those first few added, and now, after a long five years, I've finally picked it up. And while I enjoyed reading it this time around, I'm not sure it was quite the time for me to read it.… Continue reading We Are Okay by Nina LaCour: Right Book, Wrong Time | Book Review
In all honesty, I wasn't sure it was ever going to happen. Since reading the Six of Crows duology last fall, I wasn't convinced that there'd ever be another book for me. Dramatic, of course, but what can I say? It's hard to say that this book took me by surprise when all I knew… Continue reading The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune: Something More Nuanced Than Separating the Art from the Artist | Book Review
With simple prose and short chapters, this novel is easy to follow and a fairly quick read. The concept is fascinating: a woman kills her husband and never speaks again, the point of view cutting between her psychotherapist and her own journal entries leading up to the murder.
Little Bit of All That 