When someone recommends a book to me, the first thing I ask myself is “how well does this person know me?” If a near-stranger is talking about an absolute must-read, I might look it up and check the blurb but…
Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: Paris, Part Time – by Lisa Baker Morgan
I’ve always wanted to go to Paris. As a teenager, I even briefly entertained the thought of attending the Sorbonne. I eventually ended up in California, at the University of California Santa Cruz, which was arguably the most hippie college…
Book Review: Intimations, by Zadie Smith
Short, (not so) sweet, and to the point. Detailing the emotions, confusion, and unsetting reality of what feels like a modern-day apocalypse, “Intimations” takes us through the beginning stages of COVID-19 – the battle we’re all still fighting. Zadie Smith…
Book Review: Little Weirds
Creating a world painting in warm tones with splashes of colour, this book is exactly what it sets out to be: A little weird. If you don’t know Jenny Slate, then this book will make exactly zero sense to you.…
Book Review: Becoming, by Michelle Obama
Published in 2018, Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming has sold over 10 million copies. It is the story of a Black woman growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois; it is about her roots, her education, and how she…
Book Review: Circe, Madeline Miller
Greek myths and legends have been a source of inspiration for writers and creators for thousands of years. They are some of the most well-known stories, telling of adventure, moral lessons, all-consuming love, petty vengeance, and everything that makes humans…
Book Review: A Gentleman in Moscow
Being a New York Times bestseller, when I first stumbled across Amor Towles’ A Gentleman in Moscow I was not convinced it would be a great read. Of course, you’d think that being a best seller would guarantee that it…
Book Review: American Dirt
There is an unfortunate bandwagon effect in regards to this book, where people are dog-piling onto the book, and the author personally, because some people told them that if they dare to read it, they will have their “woke” credentials…