I feel like I missed something. Something being why everyone adores this book so much. Apologies in advance to those who loved this book! I mean you and the author no ill will! That said, I have to get this off my chest. In A Man Called Ove (written by Fredrik Backman and translated into …
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Top 10 Books I Read in 2021
I can’t believe it’s already time for another Top 10 post; 2021 really flew by (even though it wasn’t all that great). How is it already the end of the year? What is happening? Actually, don’t answer that. I read a lot more than last year, which is likely due to it being the first …
Book Review | Cloud Cuckoo Land (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. In Cloud Cuckoo Land, we follow several different characters from several different times and settings: there’s Anna and Omeir …
Book Review | Harlem Shuffle (ARC)
I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. This is my third novel by Whitehead, and it might be my favorite so far! In Harlem Shuffle, Ray Carney …
Top 10 Books I Read in 2020
Honestly, good riddance, 2020. Despite this year being utterly insane and pretty much terrible for so many reasons, I managed to read quite a bit. Never has the word “escapism” meant quite so much to me. I still tend to read a few genres most—fantasy, mythology, young adult—but I also tried some new things. I …