Haruki Murakami is one author that I’ve wanted to read for awhile. For those who don’t know, he is one of the most prolific Asian authors of the last few decades. His work has been translated all across the globe and adapted into several movies, including the Oscar-nominated Drive My Car. Recently, I finally readContinue reading “Sputnik Sweetheart Book Review”
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Everything I Never Told You Book Review
Before I began reviewing books, one of the best titles I read was Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Since 2017, I’ve been wanting to read more of her novels. I finally did with her 2014 debut Everything I Never Told You. Today, I’m going to tell you everything about why I love that book.Continue reading “Everything I Never Told You Book Review”
The Riders Book Review
There are some books that I’ve read in which I had a feeling of where it was going, but then, it went in a different direction. Today’s subject, the 1994 novel The Riders by Tim Winton, did just that. At first, I thought it was going to be Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?Continue reading “The Riders Book Review”
Falling Through the Night Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given a free advance reader copy of this book by Books Forward in exchange for an honest review. It’s funny how in six months, I’ve read two books about queer, Jewish women. One was the memoir Late Bloomer: Finding Authentic Myself at Midlife by Melissa Giberson. Today’s subject, the fictional FallingContinue reading “Falling Through the Night Book Review”
Lie Down in Darkness Book Review
Content warning: this review discusses mental health and racism. I’ve reviewed a handful of books that many readers would consider to be archaic. They can be considered timeless like A Farewell to Arms and Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Others can be dated to some extent. I’ve talked about both on this website before, yet I’ve neverContinue reading “Lie Down in Darkness Book Review”
The Ballad of Peckham Rye Book Review
In all of the five years that I’ve been reviewing books, 2023 has to be the one where I’ve looked at the strangest titles ever. I’ve read at least two of them this year. Now, I can add another one to that list, and it’s an older one. It’s called The Ballad of Peckham RyeContinue reading “The Ballad of Peckham Rye Book Review”
Book Reviews From the Vault: Where’d You Go Bernadette
Before I started this website, I had posted reviews of books on social media. Since I have been reviewing books for a year now, I wanted to show you these posts in a new series called “Book Reviews From the Vault!” starting with the excellent Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple. I run aContinue reading “Book Reviews From the Vault: Where’d You Go Bernadette”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 