Such a busy week, with the race and Dash's birthday, plus I was actually liking things this week so I took my time. My library stack is very very high right now which is making…
Category: Read
Quick takes- November 2016
The Last Girls. 3 stars. Perfectly good concept, fair execution. Could have been much better. Should have been, actually. Homegoing. 5 stars. Excellent, perfect book. Definitely in my top ten for the year. The Handmaid's…
A case of mistaken identity
Even though we still have a month left in this, um, delightful year, I'm pretty certain that Commonwealth will land on the very top of my best books list. I was blown away by how…
The week in review
Oh boy, I am in a slump. The good news is that when I'm not liking something, I tend to finish it pretty quickly so I can move on to something better. So here come…
18 years and still unspoiled
I've been hearing for a while that Harry Potter is pretty good. I've missed out on it for all these years, mostly because it hit at the wrong time for me. I was too old…
The week in review
I was all over the place this week. I had started Shelter but then put it down to get to things that were due back sooner. Then I started reading Jane Steele, and while I…
Which one do you see?
All Is Not Forgotten is an extremely problematic "thriller" about a teenage girl and her family dealing with the aftermath of a brutal assault at a party. Sadly, this isn't the more desirable "boy she…
The Week In Review
Looks like I picked the right week to finish The Handmaid's Tale. I don't know how much more there is to say about it. I didn't love it, don't like her writing at all, but…
See, I’ve already waited too long…
It's been six years since A Visit from the Goon Squad and I still keep hoping for news of a new Jennifer Egan novel. It's kind of a coincidence that I happened to have read…
It may not be great but read it anyway
Oh how I wish I could go back in time right now and make my 14 year old self write a book report on The Handmaid's Tale. I remember that I got it as a…