We meet Greer Kadetsky in her first year at Ryland College. She was supposed to be at Yale but due to a financial mix-up (and possibly her parents' ineptitude) has settled for what she views as a second-tier school. Greer is smart and quiet, ambitious but unsure of her future. After a traumatic run-in with… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
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2023 Highlights: Farewell Winter
The sun is shining, flowers are blooming, the days are getting longer. Spring is officially here and we’re on spring break! It’s still March so we definitely have some cold, rainy days ahead of us but it’s lovely to see the light after 5pm. As I said, it’s spring break around here but before I… Continue reading 2023 Highlights: Farewell Winter
Book Review: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
The Bandit Queens - Parini Shroff (Ballantine Books, 2023) Ever since her husband disappeared five years ago, Geeta has been an outcast in her village. Popular opinion says she killed Ramesh but the truth is, Geeta has no idea where he is and she’s happy to never see him again. Geeta sticks to herself, making… Continue reading Book Review: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
(Point Form) (Audio) Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Point Form book reviews are my way off catching up on book reviews. They might be books I read awhile ago and still want to review or they might be books that I want to share but don't necessarily feel I have tons to say about. I wasn't going to review Rebecca but then in… Continue reading (Point Form) (Audio) Book Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Book Review: Brutes by Dizz Tate
Brutes - Dizz Tate (Catapult, 2023) I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Pub date was February 7, 2023. As readers, we all have certain tropes that we enjoy, that maybe we have a soft spot for, even if we've never fully thought about it. One of mine,… Continue reading Book Review: Brutes by Dizz Tate
Book Review: We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky by Emma Hooper
We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky - Emma Hooper (Penguin, 2022) A wealthy woman gives birth to 9 identical baby girls. Horrified by the act of giving birth to essentially a litter, she tells her servant woman to take the infants to the river. While two of the babies have died already, the… Continue reading Book Review: We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky by Emma Hooper
What I Read – February 2023
Read: Brutes - Dizz Tate (Catapult, 2023) A Woman is No Man - Etaf Rum (Harper Audio, 2019) Small Things Like These - Claire Keegan (Grove Press, 2021) Abyss - Pilar Quintana (World Editions, 2023) (translated from the Spanish by Lisa Dillman) Stardust - Neil Gaiman (Harper Audio) Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier (BBC Audio,… Continue reading What I Read – February 2023
Pearl is 8!
Our girl is 8! Hard to believe we've been parents for 8 whole years. Last week we celebrated Pearl and the amazing kid she is. Pearl is funny and quirky, she is sweet and sensitive and often very thoughtful towards others. She loves animals and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. Her… Continue reading Pearl is 8!
(Audio) Book Review: A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
In 1990, Isra is a teenage girl living in Palestine. She's quiet and bookish, an obedient daughter to parents who see her as more of a burden than her brothers simply because she is a girl. Isra is quickly married off to Adam, who is older than her and lives in Brooklyn with his parents,… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
February 2023: Some Recent Life
First, here are just a bunch of pictures from recent weeks: Recent Friday night dinner. Came home from work to find Justin ready for a bath. Rose’s request for face paint at school. (It’s a beaver. God bless kindergarten teachers!) Girls wanted a picture of the outfits they chose for school. Packed a picnic as… Continue reading February 2023: Some Recent Life
