#5stars #whenbreathbecomesair “Human knowledge is never contained in one person. It grows from the relationships we create between each other and the world, and still it is never complete.” - Paul Kalanithi When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir from Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgical resident who has to face his uncertain death from cancer. Nearing the final days of his life, Paul reflected on his view on death over his life, from the scientific lens through his calling in neurosc

“In my heart I know the truth, but my mind cannot accept the reality of what this all means.” - Loung Ung #5stars...

#5stars #chaingangallstars “A home is an origin story. A home is a thing to carry. A home is a wild field of energy that floods floods...

#5stars #minorfeelings #cathyparkhong Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong is a monumental and vital novel that reflects the identity of an...

#5stars #bookreview #Citizen I only picked up Citizen by Claudia Rankine in my third week at CSSSA. Both Meg and Rosa had both...

#barbie #gretagerwig #5stars "I want to be part of the people that make meaning not the thing that is made." - Barbie I, along with the...

#5stars #dune #bestbookever “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real...

#bookreview #5stars #thenickelboys “To forbid the thought of escape, even that slightest butterfly thought of escape, was to murder one's...

#bookreview #thesympathizer #5stars The Sympathizer by Viet Nguyen is a fictional confession of a nameless man who is half French and...

#bookreview #humanacts #5stars Human Acts by Han Kang and translated by Deborah Smith was a surprise read. The first chapters of the book...

#bookreview #thestranger #5stars The Stranger by Albert Camus is a strange book. It is a simple story of a man named Meursault in Algeria...

#bookreview #amonstercalls #5stars A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness is a book where a boy named Conor finds reconciliation with himself....

#bookreview #whyweswim #5stars Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui is a great book explaining why humans swim (obviously). She explores swimming...

#bookreview #becoming #5stars Becoming is about Michelle's whole life. Michelle as a kid gets piano lessons from her aunt, goes to...