I appear to be in the minority who was not blown away by this book, but y’know, the world takes all types. It’s not that I didn’t like the book, it’s just that I somehow found it a little bit forgettable. I’ve got a soft spot for ancient mythology and the way that somehow nothing and everything makes sense, and by filling in the holes it lost some of the magic. Which is hilarious, in a book about a witch (or goddess of magic, however […]
H*cking finally
Lord save me from the overrated ramblings of mediocre white men. What possessed Craig Ferguson to write this? Did he just want to add “writer” to his list of credits? Was he thumbing his nose at the literary world just to see what they would publish? Had he somehow deluded himself into thinking this was good? In a weird way, reading this made me think of watching that new movie, The Front Runner, in that it made me question why it existed in the first place. […]
Accessible doesn’t mean bad
I am much more familiar with art as a visual media rather than a written one, but it seems like you encounter quite a bit of the same critique. There are some in the art world who deride accessible art, especially Instagram-friendly art, as somehow less than “real” art. That because the masses can appreciate it, it doesn’t carry the caliber that a professional would understand. It’s a criticism I don’t much care for – just because it’s pretty doesn’t mean it’s bad (and inversely, […]
This felt a little good to read right now
This weekend was either the worst weekend or the perfect weekend to start and finish reading The Power by Naomi Alderman. It’s a what-if novel – what if first teenage girls and the women awoke within themselves powerful abilities that made them the physically dominant gender? What would change? How would it change? And how quickly? I have a feeling that Naomi Alderman is a big N. K. Jemisin fan because her writing style feels very similar, just … stilted. Like it’s not how she naturally […]
Coffee is a food group
This book took me a little longer to read than I anticipated, in part because I was so busy talking about it. It’s incredibly well-written, exceptionally fascinating, and a g-d TRUE STORY and if you’re anything like me, not fully awake till your third cup of coffee, you’ll love it. The Monk of Mokha is another book where I didn’t read the description closely enough and thought it would be a novel (I mean, c’mon, look at that cover). But nope. Pretty quickly it established that […]
And I’m not even a short story fan
I have a hard time with short stories because I really like diving deep into a novel and getting lost in the sheer volume of words and worlds which makes it all the more remarkable how electrifying and engaging I found Her Body and Other Stories to be. Be prepared to be all too attached to this book, to physically itch to read it. I was completely enthralled from start to finish. This is the third collection of short stories I’ve read this year and holy […]
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