"Never listen to what people tell you about old New York, because if you didn't witness it, it is not a part of your New York and might as well be Jersey." Colson Whitehead has been on my radar for quite a bit now, but thus far I've been unable to get to him. Enter … Continue reading The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead (No Spoilers)
Tag: Nonfiction
Educated by Tara Westover
"Once justified, I thought the strangling guilt would release me and I could catch my breath. But vindication has no power over guilt. No amount of anger or rage directed at others can subdue it, because guilt is never about them. Guilt is the fear of one’s own wretchedness. It has nothing to do with … Continue reading Educated by Tara Westover
Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom (No Spoilers)
What an excellent read! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have a new 🔥 FIERY FAVORITE🔥 Now, it wasn't excellent in the sense that it was easy to read. In fact, at some moments I had to re-read passages a few times before the full meaning actually sunk in, but it was totally worth it. … Continue reading Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom (No Spoilers)
A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
This came up in my Reading Between the Wines book club for the month of November (I know, I finished it way earlier than I normally finish book club books). And I think I might have mentioned this before (The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls), but rating memoirs and biographies is hard. How do you … Continue reading A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty (With Spoilers?)
So, seeing this image on my computer definitely does not do this cover the justice it deserves. I actually bought this as a hardcover, because that's what I do with all of the books that I read for the various book clubs that I'm in, and let me tell you: my husband and I came … Continue reading From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty (With Spoilers?)
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
How do you rate a book that is someone's memoir? And what does your rating say? Well, I'm not sure how you guys do it, but for me, I base my rating solely on how engaged I was with the author's story. If I give it a low rating, does that mean that I think … Continue reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Aries Atlas 