My review: Ms. Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami is a short novella under 100 pages, told from the perspective of a young boy (my guess about 10 years […]
Book Review: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
My review: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami felt like a warm, cozy, melancholy bowl of soup. I think it definitely falls under the category of “sad […]
Book Review: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
My review: Wow, Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck is such a special and gorgeous book. It is wholly unique in its voice and premise, but […]
Book Review: Stay True by Hua Hsu
My review: Stay True is a memoir by Hua Hsu about his college years at Berkeley in the 1990s. Hua is Taiwanese American and from the Bay Area, […]
Book Review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
My review: As mentioned above, I had a lot of pre-conceived ideas going into Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. That often does not make for an ideal reading experience. […]
Antique gold chain and Augis French pendant
Why do I like old things so much? I guess for their sense of history, the knowledge that they’ve been held and appreciated by others. I’ve always thought […]
Book Review: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
My review: I’ll cut to the chase. I LOVED this book. In fact, it’s my first 5-star read in the last couple of months! With how popular this […]
Book Review: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
My review: I am sad to say that my reading of this book suffered due to misaligned expectations. I had one idea in mind after reading the synopsis […]
Book Review: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
My review: The title of this book says it all, this is a novel about protagonist Korede whose sister Ayoola is literally a serial killer. Ayoola has gotten […]
Book Review: Here For It by R. Eric Thomas
My review: Here For It by R. Eric Thomas is a collection of essays, but it reads almost like a memoir, since most of the essays are in […]