Whistling Vivaldi

Woah baby it's been a while. Rest assured my friends, while I've been away from writing about the books I've been reading as furiously as ever. So much so that my to-write-about stack is making quite the effort to grow bigger than the to-read stack. I used to believe that a commute to work would …

Ain’t No Sunshine

...for about two and a half minutes on Monday, anyway. After putting my new vehicle (Name TBD) to the test through Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon, I made it Portland! I am lucky enough to be friends with Tom (henceforth known as the Eclipse Maestro) who scoped out a spot to watch the eclipse and …

Northanger Abbey

I have a confession to make. I have never been an avid reader of Jane Austen. I have always known the general themes of her books and in high school I read a couple, but I've never been gaga for Austen. I think, perhaps, I simply wasn't quite ready to appreciate her yet. The copy …

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

*I'm going to say, right of the bat, that this post will NOT spoil the book. In general I don't mind spoilers but half the fun of reading a murder mystery is trying to figure out who dunit. I'd never take that away from you.* I don't read murder mysteries too often and I now …

Still Life With Tornado

Well, it has been quite a while since I've delved into the world of young adult books. I realized just how out of touch I was when talking to my aunt and cousin who are very much on cutting edge of what's coming out young adult wise...and I realized I miss it. Still Life With Tornado by …

Willow Weep For Me

There is a good possibility that there are a ton of excellent books that depict depression that I simply have not heard of or read. Though, the excitement I've seen around the few I have heard of makes me think this probably isn't true. I understand why this may be. Who wants to read a …

The Secret History of Wonder Woman

Yes, I saw the Wonder Woman movie and yes I read all the hot takes about it and yes I do realize that there are issues with it, but that is not hindering how happy I am about the Wonder Woman movie. I am not hard to delight, so I don't know how much this …

The Windup Girl

There's nothing quite like reading a story about a scary future that isn't out of the realm of possibility to keep me up at night worrying. I have already read The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi in which water is power and power is scarce. Now, I've finally gotten around to reading The Windup Girl, in which calories …

Smoke and Mirrors

There is nothing better than a collection of short stories to get me out of a reading slump. I've recently been having a little bit of trouble focusing on any one book or story, but Neil Gaiman's Smoke and Mirrors contained stories too short for me to possibly loose focus and too interesting for me to bother …

Zong!

Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip is unlike any poetry I've ever read before both in content and style. If you are a fan and avid reader of experimental poetry then I recommend going straight to the book rather than reading this as there is no way to write about it without spoiling some of the experience …