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Book Review: There There by Tommy Orange
“We are the memories we don't remember, which live in us, which we feel, which make us sing and dance and pray the way we do, feelings...
Jun 92 min read


Review of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
#bookreview #tomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow #3stars Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a story detailing the friendship between Sadie...
Apr 73 min read


Book Review: We Do Not Part by Han Kang
“We Do Not Part” is a the most recently translated work by Han Kang, one that focuses on the deeply-rooted friendship between Kyung-ha...
Mar 152 min read


Book Review: Death of a Salesman - The Downfalls of American Dream
“Why am I trying to become what I don’t want to be … when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am.” -...
Jan 12 min read


Book Review: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
#harukimurakami #norwegianwood “I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here...
Dec 26, 20243 min read


Book Review: First They Killed My Father
“In my heart I know the truth, but my mind cannot accept the reality of what this all means.” - Loung Ung #5stars...
Oct 12, 20242 min read


The Glass Castle: A Complex Story of Family
“You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality...
Sep 18, 20243 min read


Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Dystopian World Too Close to Reality
#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...
Jun 2, 20242 min read


Turtles All the Way Down: How I Became to Love Aza
I am a huge fan of John Green. From watching way too many Crash Course videos to reading all his books, I have enjoyed Green’s humor and...
Feb 20, 20242 min read


A Review of Slaughterhouse 5: An Understanding of War
I was initially surprised by the simple language that Vonnegut wrote in and it made the book easy to understand.
Jan 3, 20242 min read


A Review of Lessons in Chemistry: A Lesson on Women Empowerment
“Courage is the root of change—and change is what we’re chemically designed to do.” - Elizabeth Zott Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie...
Jan 1, 20242 min read


A Review of Almond: Hope in the Unexpected
As he learns to stabilize his life again, Yunjae encounters new people and events that force him to change his life view.
Nov 24, 20232 min read


Review on One Hundred Years of Solitude: The Life of the Buendías
At the precise moment when Aureliano Babilonia would finish deciphering the parchments, and that everything written on them was...
Nov 24, 20232 min read


A Review of Minor Feelings: Anger that is Definitely Not Minor
#5stars #minorfeelings #cathyparkhong Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong is a monumental and vital novel that reflects the identity of an...
Oct 22, 20232 min read


A Review of Citizen: A Voice Heard
#5stars #bookreview #Citizen I only picked up Citizen by Claudia Rankine in my third week at CSSSA. Both Meg and Rosa had both...
Sep 4, 20232 min read


A Review of Beasts of a Little Land: A Dive into Fate
#bookreview #3stars #beastsofalittleland Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim is a book about the relationship between a character and...
Sep 2, 20232 min read


A Review of Skinship: A Story of Reminiscence
#bookreview #skinship #4stars In Skinship, a collection of short stories, author Yoon Choi compiles several stories of Korean immigrants...
Jun 27, 20233 min read


A Review of The Great Gatsby: The Epitome of the American Dream
"Anything can happen now that we’ve slid over this bridge. . .anything at all" - F. Scott Fitzergerald #bookreview #thegreatgatsby...
Jun 27, 20233 min read


A Review of The Chryalids: What is a person?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #chrysalids #bookreview #fiction The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is a novella about outcasts in an oppressive society....
Feb 23, 20232 min read


A Review of Sapiens: A Simple History of Us
#bookreview #sapiens Two years ago, I picked up the Sapiens mostly out of curiosity and the constant recommendation from my father. At...
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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