Hello, everyone! Wow, it's been a while since I've last written on here. I hope everyone in the book blogging community (and beyond, of course) has been doing well! It's been a rather hectic past few months for me -- so much so that I haven't gotten much reading in (I've strangely found myself pivoting… Continue reading Summer ’24 Wrap-Up: Long Time, No Talk & Happy Fall!
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
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
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
Little Bit of All That 