Their Heads are Green and Their Hands are Blue by Paul Bowles
"Each time I go to a place I have not seen before, I hope it will be as different as possible from the places I already know." There's a race against time in the packaging of this book to be the first to mention Edward Said. In Orientalism, Said frames the way we should look at … [Read more]
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
I read and reviewed the first book in the Alex Stern series, Ninth House, last year (AKA 2021, the Year of I Became a Leigh Bardugo Superfan), and I’ve been eagerly awaiting the second book in the series ever since. Hell Bent finally came off of my Libby queue last week, and I pretty much abandoned … [Read more]
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
What a difference time can make when re-reading books! The first time I read The Fellowship of the Ring, I was an undergrad and felt that about the first 100 pages was a slog. The second time (I don't recall when that was), I was prepared for the slog and knew I'd enjoy the rest of the novel, minus … [Read more]
Dinner in Rome: A History of the World in One Meal by Andreas Viestad
I love Italian food (well, I am Italian). I love history. I loved visiting Rome. Put that all together and you get Dinner in Rome - A history of the world in one meal by Andreas Vestad. This book was originally published in Vestad's native language, Norwegian, but I am glad somebody thought it … [Read more]
All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks
bell hooks' The Will to Change wasn't just a good book in a sense that books can be quantified in such a manner. It was one that shifted my paradigm and also affirmed me in so many ways. As lauded as that one is, All About Love is considered her seminal text and is, to borrow a phrase from current … [Read more]
Semiosis by Sue Burke
"The war had begun long before we arrived because war was their way of life." I am not exactly sure what to make of this book in part because it pivots multiple times from start to finish. I almost wish it wasn't the book it is, and is instead the book I thought it would be. That's not really a … [Read more]
