Women by Charles Bukowski My rating: 3/5 stars “Pain is strong. A cat killing a bird, a car accident, a fire… Pain arrives. BANG, and there it is , it sits on you. It’s real. And to anybody watching, you look foolish. Like you’ve suddenly become an idiot. There’s no cure for it unless you… Continue reading September Wrap-Up 2019
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin My rating: 4.5/5 stars “Life isn’t about defying death. It’s also about defying yourself, about insisting on transformation. As long as you can transform, my friends, you cannot die.” This is a book about death but it’s also a book about life. Simon, Klara, Daniel & Varya are siblings. As… Continue reading April Wrap-Up 2018
The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy My rating: 4/5 stars The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy is definitely one of the most interesting memoirs I’ve read thus far. It is also quite a contrast from the sort of memoirs I am accustomed to reading. See, typically, I read memoirs of people… Continue reading September Wrap-Up!
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver My rating: 4/5 Stars “Here’s another thing to remember: hope keeps you alive. Even when you’re dead, it’s the only thing that keeps you alive.“ When I initially started reading this book, I didn’t think I was going to finish it. Not because it was nearly 500 pages in… Continue reading May Wrap-Up!
The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig My rating: 2.5/5 stars The Girl from Everywhere follows the story of Nix who sails across centuries with her Dad, crew mates and friends. The ultimate destination of all their sailing adventures is to find a legitimate map that would take her Dad back to 1868 Honolulu where… Continue reading March Wrap-up!
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