As you may recall, I have made a resolution to read more books by ladies and people of color this year. While I was waiting for my shipment of lady books to come in from Powell's, I dug through my to-read shelf to see if there were any acceptable options hiding in among all the… Continue reading Review: The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi
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Love (?) in the Time of Cholera
Hello, hello! I am apparently on a talking-about-books kick these days, because once again I've finished reading something and am absolutely dying to talk about it. This time the book is Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, which I started reading while on vacation in Hawaii, because "breezy beach reads" aren't actually a… Continue reading Love (?) in the Time of Cholera
Drunk Movie Monday – Highlander
Welcome to the first Drunk Movie Monday of 2014! As we move into the future, my tipsy cinematic taste is still firmly stuck in the 80s, because let's be honest--that's where all the good shit is. This week, the bad 80s adventure fantasy film in question is: The original Highlander film, not to be confused with… Continue reading Drunk Movie Monday – Highlander
Through the Arc of the Rainforest
Hello! I am still on vacation, and thus I still can't be bothered to come up with anything other than book recommendations. So, for the third week in a row, here is one of my favorite books: Through the Arc of the Rainforest by Karen Tei Yamashita. This was one of those rare books I… Continue reading Through the Arc of the Rainforest
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Last week reminded me how much I like talking about books that I like, which I don't actually do that often. I tend to write more posts about things that I don't like, which makes it seem like I don't actually like books, which couldn't be further from the truth! To rectify this, and also… Continue reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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