After my last review (the almost moon) I needed a mindless, surefire win. I read Annie Choi’s previous memoir, Happy Birthday or Whatever, a couple years ago and passed by her memoir, not realizing she had a new book, at Barnes & Nobel after the holidays. Memoirs are probably my favorite style of book, maybe I have voyeuristic tendencies, because I love peeking into peoples lives. And people who write memoirs have way more interesting lives then me. Shut up was a quick and easy […]
“The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess.”
This is Susannah Cahalan’s story of how she lost her mind for a month. Susannah was a normal, healthy mid-twenties woman living in New York City. She had a great job as a reporter, a wonderful boyfriend, and a network of friends and family. She was described as outgoing and talkative, and seemed to be the life of the party. Then one day in 2009, she slowly slipped into a state of paranoia, developed seizures, and could no longer control her movements or thoughts. She […]
Read ALL THE PAGES!
FROM THE AUTHOR: This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative – like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it – but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things […]
Evolving in Monkey Town
I’m not really good at clever post titles. Anyway. Nutshell: An easy read about one woman’s experience, from childhood Christian to questioning to somewhere in between. Recommended if you are interested in modern Christianity or if you too have ever wondered if you can reconcile your faith with some of the bigger questions in life. Read the review here
Yes, Please
There’s this thing I really like to do: eat. Reading is right up there (throw in playing with my kid, sleeping, and the occasional roll in the hay, and that there’s a perfect day). When I lived in New York, I was lucky enough to eat some very good food prepared by some absolute geniuses. One place I always wanted to go but never made it was Aquavit, a Michelin-starred Scandinavian restaurant that served more than just the Ikea-style meatballs we all know and love. […]