“Ever since my mother died, I cry in H Mart.” This story spoke so loudly to me. I never knew my own mother long enough to make any kind of connection – nothing cultural. I lost her when I was only six. Michelle Zauner writes in detail about growing up half Korean and half Caucasian….
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On Boundaries – A Review of Riley Sager’s Home Before Dark
I’ve never been much of a show/movie watcher. Reading has always been more enjoyable for me because it lets your imagination run wild. Have you ever noticed that when you read a book before its movie companion comes out, that more oftentimes than not – you’ve entered two separate worlds. Meaning, the world you imagined…
On Romanticism – A Review of Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic
While attending community college, I studied liberal arts; specifically English Education. My favorite classes were British Literature I & II (split into 2 classes). My favorite time period was Romanticism and the Victorian Era especially in the areas where they overlapped. I loved that Victorian poets would romanticize things differently than authors of the Romantic…
On Fame – A Review of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Once upon a time, I could have become an actress. I have a distant aunt who was a very famous actress in Taiwan who had extended this once in a lifetime opportunity to me. But, the price I would have had to pay, was that I had to lose weight; a lot of weight. I…
On Humanity – A Review of Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People
If you’ve heard of Backman’s A Man Called Ove and have not read it yet, don’t worry because neither have I. Oh wait, am I the only one who hasn’t read it yet? It certainly feels that way, although hopefully not for long. Anxious People is told in such a creative way that we see…
On Deception – A Review of Alex Michaelides’ The Silent Patient
Wow. This book reminded me so much of the Netflix Original Series You. A psychopath trying to prove to the world he is the good guy. A narcissist, if you will. Okay. You’s protagonist, Joe may be a bit crazier than our Theo Faber. But, I promise you they are both equally twisted in the…
On Love – A Review of Josie Silver’s One Day in December
What is love until you’ve found it? And, when you do find it – how do you know it is real? Is it a feeling that develops over time, or is there such a thing as love at first sight? Our protagonist, Laurie does not believe that love at first sight exists outside of movies…
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