Review: Thin Girls by Diana Clarke
Thin Girls by Diana Clarke deals with some heavy, important subjects all at once: eating disorders, body image issues/body dysmorphia [...]
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- Jun 1, 2018
- 6 min
Book Review: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
I feel rather ambivalent about my reading of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Having read, and enjoyed, Ng’s debut novel Everything...
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- May 29, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag is a short read that packs a punch. At once dealing with issues of class and feminism, there are many...
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- Apr 1, 2018
- 2 min
Review: Chemistry by Weike Wang
What do I really want? That's the question that the unnamed narrator of Chemistry by Weike Wang sets out to answer after she has a...
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- Jan 2, 2018
- 4 min
Review: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
Sing, Unburied, Sing is Jesmyn Ward's senior novel. While I've had her Hurricane Katrina-related Salvage the Bones on my to-read list for...
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- Jan 1, 2018
- 3 min
Reflecting on 2017's Best Reads
Happy 2018, dear readers! As many of you might have done, or may be doing, I am reflecting on my favorite reads of 2017: Burial Rites...
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- Nov 27, 2017
- 3 min
Review: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
“Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.” There are some books that...
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- Dec 13, 2016
- 13 min
Review: Sula by Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison, born Chloe Anthony Wofford, has written over a dozen different fiction novels and over a half-dozen non-fiction novels in...
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- Oct 27, 2016
- 6 min
Review: Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
It was a plodding journey at times, but I made it through the entirety of Main Street by Sinclair Lewis. While this was a required text...
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- Jul 14, 2016
- 4 min
Review: When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi
With a compelling narrative and realistic characters, Nadia Hashimi brings the harrowing experiences of refugees to life in the pages of...
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- Jul 7, 2016
- 4 min
Review & Giveaway: All the Time in the World by Caroline Angell
“Family is family. Whether it’s the one you start out with… the one that you end up with… or the family that you gain along the way.” -...
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- May 25, 2016
- 4 min
Review: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
I’m thinking of ending things. It's likely most of us have been in a relationship where we’ve had this exact thought. Maybe things...
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- May 20, 2016
- 4 min
Review: The Girls in the Garden by Lisa Jewell
After a garden party one hazy summer evening, where her mother had one glass of one too many, a girl goes looking for her older sister....
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- Apr 2, 2016
- 3 min
Review: The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
From the mortal world to the Otherworld, Roshani Chokshi's The Star-Touched Queen will take you on a magical adventure, full of exquisite...
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- Mar 19, 2016
- 4 min
Review: The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas
As an ardent fan of murder mysteries, harboring an obsession for true crime TV shows (Snapped, Forensic Files, The First 48, etc.), I was...
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- Mar 16, 2016
- 3 min
Review: A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry
Lucas is a seventeen-year-old gringo from Houston, who spends his summers in Puerto Rico with his father, a big-shot developer of...
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- Mar 11, 2016
- 4 min
Review: A Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison
A small indiscretion. Is there really such a thing? From the synopsis: “At nineteen, Annie Black trades a bleak future in a washed-out...
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- Mar 5, 2016
- 3 min
Review: Burning by Danielle Rollins
Angela Davis has been an inmate at Brunesfield, a juvenile detention facility, for three years. She’s a tough cookie who has led a hard...
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- Mar 2, 2016
- 4 min
Review: Dreaming of Antigone by Robin Bridges
Dreaming of Antigone is the story of Andria, the girl who dresses all in black; the girl who has a scary illness; the girl whose...
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- Feb 28, 2016
- 3 min
Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
After a very long time, I read a book that I finished in less than 24 hours. That is how engaging The Girl on the Train was. The...
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