I'm conflicted about this book. I don't know whether I hate it or like it. Whether it's brilliant or pretentious. And whether I'm spending too much pondering all of this. I'm trying to revamp the book list for my multi-cultural literature course and I've seen The Life of Pi on several lists. So … [Read more]
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Faith+Food+Focus+Friends+Fitness= Good Health
I hardly read any non-fiction. But when I do, it’s usually about food, health, fitness, or historical. Lately I’ve noticed that my tastes have gone more towards fitness and health. Previously I had read the books, Clean and Clean Gut, by Dr. Alejandro Junger. These two books made me reflect on … [Read more]
On “Significance,” Asimov’s Zeroth Law, and R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Book 3 of Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch series, featuring corpse soldier (ancillary) Breq, sort-of/kind-of/not completely concludes the tale of Breq's quest for justice. In Book 1, Leckie sets up her Radch Empire and Breq's background -- how she went from being the artificial intelligence of an … [Read more]
Crime and Punishment, Via India
It's hard to get satire when you aren't familiar the culture being lampooned. There were times in this book where I got it, I knew the hyperbolic statements weren't the real truth of India. But then there were other times I wasn't so sure; I know India isn't Bollywood and yoga and religious … [Read more]
Wouldn’t Even Use This as Litter for my Vampire Cat
I should give this book one of my one star snark fest reviews. But my love and nostalgia for the first book in the series convinced me to add on another star. Besides, if Moore would have just deleted all references and conversations involving the most annoying character in all of literature, the … [Read more]
“One can forgive but one should never forget.”
Aside from the five stars, I also gave it four Tracey Jordans on the Hard to Watch/Read scale. Don't get my wrong, it's an absolutely beautiful book, but it's also moving and powerful. Lots of emotions in this one. Satrapi chronicles her life as a teen in Iran during the unrest in the 1980's. … [Read more]