If he writes a follow-up memoir, will it be called Waxing Off? Bad jokes aside, I read Ralph Macchio’s memoir, Waxing On. This tells the story of how he got the role in the famous movie The Karate Kid and his personal journey with fame, family, and life in general. He talks about what it …
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Top 10 Books I Read in 2022
Somehow, it is time for a top ten books list again?! I don't even want to contemplate how fast this year has gone. But at the same time, thank goodness it's over. I wish I could say I read a wide variety of genres, but that isn't really true. I dipped my toe in other …
Book Review | How to Be Perfect
I can finally mention The Good Place in a book review and it will make sense! In How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur, we examine the three major schools of Western philosophical thought — virtue ethics, deontology, and utilitarianism. We see examples of difficult ethical scenarios (like the famous trolley problem, but also the …
Nonfiction I’ve Read Recently!
Generally, I don’t read many nonfiction books. I try to read the news (ugh), or the occasional random article that grabs my attention, but it’s not my habit to seek out full-length books that aren’t novels. However, I’ve tried to read more nonfiction books this year (whether not it’s been successful is yet to be …
Book Review | Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates is an essay/letter to the author’s son. In it, Coates speaks about growing up in Baltimore, about going to Howard University, about love and fear and police brutality, all in an effort to show his son what life is like as a black man in America. This …
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