I found this one a little predictable, as in, I guessed the “surprises” ending pretty quickly. But that in NO WAY detracted from my enjoyment of the novel, which is full of secrets and twists along the way. The book also raises some pretty interesting questions, especially about adoption and ethnicity. Little Fires Everywhere starts with Izzy Richardson burning down her family’s house, and backs up from there. The Richardsons are a wealthy family living in the planned community of Shaker Heights. Then Mia and […]
“The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World”
Although I’ve heard Bassem Youssef referred to as “The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World”, I honestly didn’t know too much about him prior to reading this book. I used to be a die hard Daily Show fanatic, but I sort of stopped watching when Jon went on sabbatical and never went back. Reading Revolution for Dummies definitely enlightened me on quite a bit, but the book itself was not as interesting as I expected/hoped. Youssef, a plastic surgeon in Egypt, risked life and limb to host a satirical […]
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
Yay for dictionaries! This book is funny and smart and so geeky and I loved it. I want to be Kory Stamper’s bff. “We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets. We dress it in fancy clothes and […]
“Nothing envisioned a future more inaccurately than naivete.”
This book focuses on a few Indian Americans in a community outside Cleveland. Harit, whose loneliness is palpable, is a 40-something virgin who occasionally dresses up like his deceased sister in order to fool his elderly mother into thinking she’s still alive. Ranjana (who I loved) is a woman in hers 40s who has a secret: she writes paranormal romance novels. These two, along with a few other characters (including Ranjana’s college-age son), eventually meet and strike up a friendship that changes both of their lives. […]
Might be one of my favorites of the year
I have never listened to a podcast in my life, mostly because that would cut into my audiobook time (unacceptable!). But I’m familiar with Marc Maron, and his brand of brutally honest humor. He and his guests get together once a week and just…talk. About anything. He has a knack for getting celebrities to open up. And this book is a collection of those tellings. He breaks each chapter into a sort of life lesson, writes a bit about himself, and then includes celebrity quotes […]
THIS! BOOK! MADE! ME! CRY!
Oh this book was good but I listened to the audio version and totally had a couple of teary moments while running. It’s not the kind of book you want to know too much about before you go in, so be warned. But basically, it’s about a man named Ted Flask, who’s been having a lot of trouble lately. His therapist doesn’t understand him. He and his boyfriend broke up. But he has a shining light in his life — a dachshund named Lily. Unfortunately, […]
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