Book Review: Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist is like cotton candy from a county fair. Some bites are good, other are just too much, and once it’s melted away you don’t buy anymore for another year or two. After listening to the audiobook during the 24in48 readathon, as...Book Review: Final Girls by Riley Sager
We don’t know who the pseudonymous author Riley Sager really is, but that seems fitting in a thriller novel like Final Girls. Because you never quite know who the killer is in a slasher movie, which is what Sager paid tribute to in this book. For slasher fans,...Book Review: In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult by Rebecca Stott
In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, a Father, a Cult is a memoir that lives up to its descriptive title. As her father is dying, Rebecca Stott agrees to finish his memoirs. In doing so, she tells the story of four generations including her own. Starting with her...Book Review: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley and Larry Buttrose
Synopsis: When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on...Graphic Novel Review: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona (Artist)
Synopsis: Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City — until she’s suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! When Kamala discovers the...Summary of 24in48 Readathon in July 2017
I spent 20 hours reading this weekend, and I couldn’t be happier. I love the 24in48 Readathon! There are a lot of 24-hour readathons out there, but I need to sleep so I never even attempt them. But aiming for 24 hours within 48 works perfectly for me. This time...24in48 Readathon Plans July 2017
This weekend is the 24in48 readathon, which happens twice a year. In fact, I’m listening to an audiobook as I write. Multitasking works for me sometimes! Here are my answers to the opening questions, and above you’ll find my physical book stack. I have a...Book Review: Paula by Isabel Allende
In her wide-ranging memoir, Paula, Isabel Allende tells the story of a conversation she had with famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. As they talked, he said to her, “My dear child, you must be the worst journalist in the country. You are incapable of being...June 2017 Reading Summary
I’m finally posting my June reading summary. Oops, I meant to do this a few weeks ago (#newbookblogger). June included a week of vacation for me, which doesn’t necessarily mean reading more. I do think it influenced me to read more fiction, because I...Book Review: Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
I bought Al Franken, Giant of the Senate after binge-watching the latest season of House of Cards. And, of course, during all the shenanigans created by the 45th President’s administration and family. I needed to feel something other than horror about politics....Book Review: City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris by Holly Tucker
City of Light, City of Poison was like vintage wine that I couldn’t stop drinking until the whole case was gone. Centered on a part of Louis XIV’s seventeenth century reign, the story focuses on the women in his life and some nefarious characters who may or may not have been contributing to their rivalries and controversy.
Book Review: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
The Paying Guests is a deeply melodramatic novel from much-lauded author Sarah Waters. It’s a genre-buster as well, since part of it is LGTBQ romance, part historical fiction, and part mystery/thriller. I chose it to fulfill prompts on two of my 2017 reading...Book Review: You Can’t Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson
You Can’t Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson wasn’t the book for me. I picked it up from the library on a whim, based on enthusiasm from Litsy users. Although I appreciated the look into a young African-American woman’s life, her writing style left me...Book Review: The Family Gene by Joselin Linder
The Family Gene by Joselin Linder is everything I wish for in a medically-oriented memoir. Linder blends the science of genetics deftly with her own family’s story. It was so compelling that I flew through the book in just a day or so. When Joselin is just...Reading Challenges 2017 – Part One
Last year when I joined Litsy, I was also introduced to reading challenges. Prior to that I’d been an active reader, blithely following my desire to either learn or relax. The only challenge I’d ever done was Goodreads, which is just a simple count of...Currently reading
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