The Swallowed Man is an eerily beautiful retelling of Pinocchio. It is a book to be savored, to be read slowly digesting every word. Edward Carey’s novel is lyrical, and found myself rereading sentences multiple times. The Swallowed Man demands to be read in print. Edward Carey’s illustrations scattered throughout are intricate and add depth […]
Sadly, at 20% Eligible took a nosedive. It became the most trashy version of The Bachler and strayed so far from Pride and Prejudice that it became unrecognizable. I wanted to follow in Colton’s footsteps and jump over a fence to put as much distance as possible between us. Eligible put way too much focus […]
There is so much to like about The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires. The storyline was witty and unique, it revolves around books and, vampires. However, any character that wasn’t a vampire made my eyes roll. All the women in the book club were so stupid and annoying. Despite enjoying the overall plot […]
What I Liked In a world where people are obsessed with true crime reading a book that centers on forensics was very intriguing to me. I really liked that it was a grouping of short stories. Each one featured a different case that Oscar Heinrich covered. Despite being individual in their own right, the author […]
I grew up reading Harry Potter. Despite J.K. Rowling’s beliefs, this is one reader who isn’t going to let a difference of opinion ruin my love for the series. Therefore, when I saw Audible was offering this short story for free, I jumped on the train faster than Harry boarded The Hogwarts Express. Part of […]
My thoughts Girl, Woman, Other is a beautiful, intertwining collection of short stories. At first, I had difficulty getting used to the lack of punctuation and, it wasn’t something I ever completely got used to. However, I didn’t feel like it hindered the story either. Truthfully, I’ve never been a fan of short stories unless […]
During quarantine, I binged-watched a lot of Netflix and I also binged-listened (is that a thing?) Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club picks. The Cactus is another selection. I’m not sure if it was due to the british humor or my quarantined-self needed something different but I found this novel to be dry. The plot, a 40something […]
My boyfriend and I don’t always agree on what to watch, listen or read. However, one thing we can usually agree on is Good Mythical Morning. With a road trip ahead of us I knew this would be the perfect book for our four hour car ride. The audiobook was very entertaining and was […]
Goodreads Updates Susan Orlean’s voice droned though out the book, and I almost felt as if she was bored and just going through the motions. I did speed up the pace on my audiobook which did help, but I still felt like I was being read a book by my high school English teacher. Yes, […]
First Sentence It was only a duck pond, out at the back of the farm. It wasn’t very big. Lettie Hempstock said it was an ocean, but I knew that was silly. She said they’d come here across the ocean from the old country. What I Liked Neil Gaiman narrated The Ocean at the End […]