I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual by Luvvie Ajayi
She’s Come Undone: Falling apart
I’m not sure why I like reading books about trauma, why we all like reading, watching, consuming trauma. Maybe trauma is really what connects us as humans, suffering. I was drawn to another book about trauma, She’s Come Undone by Wally Lamb. For a man, he writes a good coming of age story by a… Continue reading She’s Come Undone: Falling apart
To All the Boys: I didn’t love
I am thoroughly disappointed with reading To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. The movie had my heart so warm and fuzzy. I had doubts about the movie, but it delighted me. I expected the same energy from the book, but it just wasn’t there for me at all. I don’t think… Continue reading To All the Boys: I didn’t love
My Favorite Banned Books
My favorite banned books
Heavy and Reclaiming Humanity
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Layman
Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month! I wanted to share with you all some of my favorite books that I have read lately from and about Latinx people. Go ahead and add some of these to your list and let me know which ones I should add to mine! Mexican Gothic I needed help describing this one… Continue reading Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
Know My Name: Who owns a woman’s body?
If we don’t have the rights over our own bodies then what is the point? While reading Chanel Miller’s Know My Name, I was preoccupied with the theme of body and how our bodies relate to the world in terms of ownership. For those of you who don’t know Chanel Miller was (is?) Emily Doe,… Continue reading Know My Name: Who owns a woman’s body?
Jane Eyre and the Canon sucks
So, I recently reread Jane Eyre with a group of friends, or at least attempted to. It was so dry! Like a Popeye’s biscuit with no butter and no drink in sight! I choked down about half of it before I gave up. As a teen, I really liked this book! It held a special… Continue reading Jane Eyre and the Canon sucks
Queen Sugar: The real villains
Finishing Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile was a doozy. If you are a fan of the OWN show, I’ll let you know right now that this is not that. I enjoy the TV show as much as the next person and usually when I watch the movie or show before I read the book, it… Continue reading Queen Sugar: The real villains
Patsy and reflections on motherhood
I have a lot of thoughts about the book Patsy. I have been on a streak reading about mothers lately, but I notice that I have always seemed to gravitate toward books about mothers (or maybe people just use fiction to process their relationships with their mothers). I think I am noticing themes about mothers… Continue reading Patsy and reflections on motherhood
