The Review: I had things to do when I picked up this book. I was actually planning on reading a chapter, doing some grading, and then doing the dishes. Needless to say my dishes sat on the counter and my pen stayed in my backpack until I finished this book. If Margaret Atwood wrote The… Continue reading Book Review: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
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Review: Hag-Seed
The Review: For the record, I am a bigger Shakespeare fan than the average person, so perhaps Margaret Atwood's upcoming book, Hag-Seed hits closer to my target than many. This is a clever little novel. Like most Hogarth Shakespeare books, it's brief read and a modern retelling. Felix is unseated from his role as director… Continue reading Review: Hag-Seed
Reading Wrap-Up for August
Books read: 14 Books by Women: 11 Books by POC: 5 Funniest Book: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Saddest Books: Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead tied with The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen Most Interesting Format: Infidels by Abdellah Taïa Places Visited in Books This Month: Vietnam, Lagos, North and South Carolina, Boston, England, the inside… Continue reading Reading Wrap-Up for August
“The Girls” And why I’m Glad I’m Not One Anymore
We’re a girl society. Girls with pearl earrings or dragon tattoos. Girls on trains and interrupted and gone. Those are really women’s stories. We like to call them girls, but they are women. “Woman” doesn’t ring sexy. “Woman” sounds settled, planted, while “Girl” feels as delicate and reed-like as a cattail. The recent release, Emma… Continue reading “The Girls” And why I’m Glad I’m Not One Anymore
“Harmony” Review
Review of Carolyn Parkhurt's novel Harmony Release: 8/2/16
