Book Review on Held by Anne Michaels
Book Review on Held by Anne Michaels I’m not ashamed to admit I was drawn to Held—a Christmas gift—because it was short. It seemed perfect for my reading challenge. However, I should have known better. Having been lulled into thinking “short” meant “easy” with Orbital by Samantha Harvey, I was quickly reminded that brevity can hide complexity. You […]
Book Review on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird
Book Review on Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird At a friend’s suggestion, I recently decided to revisit To Kill a Mockingbird. My last significant connection to the book was back in 2015, around the release of Go Set a Watchman. That event was highly controversial, as the manuscript was published despite Harper Lee’s earlier wishes, and […]
Book Review on Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Book Review on Orbital by Samantha Harvey Reading Orbital by Samantha Harvey was a bizarrely wonderful experience for me. By the time I finished the first half, I was utterly blown away. In fact, I couldn’t stop talking about it—I raved to all my friends and family that it was the best book I’d ever […]
Classics to Contemporary: Essential Books for College Students
From Classics to Contemporary: Essentials Books for College Students Image by Pixabay from Pexels The books you read shape your perception of yourself and the world around you. Even though the digital era we live in now has a major impact on our attention spans and our ability to memorize important information, books still remain […]
Book Review on Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
Book Review on Intermezzo by Sally Rooney Once I knew what it meant, I decided that the title of Intermezzo by Sally Rooney couldn’t have been more fitting. The book Intermezzo is an interlude, a space to pause. Through her writing, Rooney offers us exactly this opportunity. The story is a tender interlude in the […]
Get Inspired by These 7 Sport-Related Books
Get Inspired by These 7 Sport-Related Books Some book recommendations from the sports lovers amongst us! Inspiration often strikes from unexpected places. For fans and bookworms alike, sports stories have a certain allure – maybe it’s the gritty honesty of a tell-all memoir, the science behind achieving greatness, or an against-all-odds underdog saga that gets […]