Book Review on Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood
Book Review on Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood I read Stone Yard Devotional on the heels of Orbital (read my review here), and whilst in many respects they couldn’t be further apart, in other ways, they felt surprisingly similar. Both are reflective, philosophical, and contemplative. However, where Orbital almost seems to lack a distinct […]
Book Review on Miranda Hart’s I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You
Book Review on Miranda Hart’s I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You I started to read I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, but quickly moved to listening to it. Hearing Miranda herself—someone I knew well from her TV show—was far more gripping than reading the book. Plus, Betsy pinched the copy she had bought for […]
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 […]