Tag: books
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My Summer Reading List
I have come to accept I will never be one of those people who reads ten books per month… or five books per month. Some months I read one book—two if they are both really good—and sometimes I go two months without reading a single book. While it would make sense for me to shut…
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Edwidge Danticat: Everything Inside
I really wanted to have a list of amazing things to say about this short story collection. I really have enjoyed all of Danticat’s work that I’ve read thus far, but nothing really stood out to me in this one. Unlike Roxane Gay’s Ayiti where I was caught up in almost every story, the stories…
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Roxane Gay: Ayiti
Is this really the first book I’ve finished this year? Quite possibly, but all the months have basically run together at this point, so…. Ayiti! May is Haitian Heritage Month (today is Haitian Flag Day!), and Ayiti has been on my TBR list ever since I read Difficult Women, so I figured I should finally…
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I Feel Cheated! Tale of a Bad Buy.
Technically, it’s my own fault because I didn’t look at the page count in the item description. But I never do that! When I buy a book I assume it’s a book! So a few months ago I came across this book on Instagram…or maybe the woman’s YouTube channel was suggested in my feed…I don’t…
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Brit Bennett: The Vanishing Half
I did it! And with 2 days to spare! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go back and read my frantic post from last week. I’m still soaking in my thoughts about this book. It was simple, refreshing, interesting…kind of like cucumber water…but also like mango iced tea with a little rum mixed…
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Winging It
I did not have anything in mind to post today. I’ve been so stressed out lately and trying to manage that stress takes up almost all of my energy. I did, however, finally start reading Parabale of the Talents (yay me!). I don’t remember this book at all even though I know I read it.…
Christine Gabrièlle 