Book: Circe Author: Madeline Miller Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication Date: 10th April, 2018 So you're telling me that a book about Greek Mythology with a badass feminist main character who is a sorceress has been out for over a year, and I only read it now? If y'all have been following this blog... Continue Reading →
Book: A Clockwork Orange Author: Anthony Burgess Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication Date: 1962 Synopsis from Goodreads: A vicious fifteen-year-old droog is the central character of this 1963 classic. In Anthony Burgess's nightmare vision of the future, where criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, who... Continue Reading →
Hellooo, I'm here with some unpopular opinions today. Now I'm a quite easy-to-please reader. I like most books, my goodreads average is usually in the high 3 stars, and most books make me happy. But some don't. You're probably gonna notice a common trend below that a lot of the books I don't like tend... Continue Reading →
Book: The Handmaid's Tale Author: Margaret Atwood Publication Date: April, 1998 Publisher: Anchor Books Synopsis from Goodreads: Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women... Continue Reading →
Book: Emergency Contact Author: Mary H.K. Choi Publication Date: March 27th, 2018 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers First topic to address: have y'all seen this cover? My god. LOOK AT IT. GORGEOUS. I was at my school library sort of lazily running my finger over all the books, and then, I stumbled across... Continue Reading →
I literally start every single one of these posts with a "OMG I totally forgot this was a feature on my blog". So now, I'm just gonna do this when I remember to instead of reminding you guys every time that I'm a forgetful mess. October was a stressful month for me, and I think... Continue Reading →
Helloo! Today we're gonna rant about something I'm very passionate about- smashing the patriarchy. Sexist tropes in books are the bane of my existence, and so here I am to rant about what some of them are, and why they need to get the hell out. Let's get to it! 1. Damsel in Distress Is... Continue Reading →
Book: Crazy Rich Asians Author: Kevin Kwan Publisher: Doubleday Release Date: June 11th, 2013 A lil helpful breakdown of Crazy Rich Asians, so that other people like me who were curious about the hype don't have to be let down by the absolute pathetic-ness that this book was. Some white hotel dude Felicity Young to... Continue Reading →
Ironic that the most single girl in the universe is writing this post, BUT OH WELL THAT ISN'T GONNA STOP ME. Judging off my own personality, as well as some of my other bookish friends, dating a bookworm is probably not the easiest thing. We're moody, we prefer books over people, we're usually this close... Continue Reading →
Hey guys! So I meant to post this a MONTH ago, but guess who forgot!! Let's pretend it's still summer rn and I'm posting this in my last week, cool thanks. My summer is finally coming to an end, and school is starting up for the last time from Monday. That's right, the last time.... Continue Reading →
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