Tag: book review

13 Ways of Looking at the Death Penalty by Mario Marazziti

The Death Penalty is an issue that doesn’t seem to have received much national attention in recent elections or debates in the US. (However I’ve only lived in states without the Death Penalty – there is likely more local debate in states still practicing Capital Punishment.) It also sometimes seems that many Americans look at the… Continue reading 13 Ways of Looking at the Death Penalty by Mario Marazziti

That’s Not English by Erin Moore & an Interview with an Englishman

When I first heard about That’s Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms, and What Our English Says About Us by Erin Moore, I knew I had to read it immediately.  My boyfriend is English, and over the year+ that we’ve been dating we’ve had a lot of spirited fun debating our language and cultural differences, confusing each… Continue reading That’s Not English by Erin Moore & an Interview with an Englishman

The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce

In The Wave in the Mind, Ursula K. Le Guin explores in one essay the “unquestioned assumptions” in literature – the ways in which mainstream literature – the kind that gets widely featured and celebrated and awarded – often wrongly assumes that readers relate to a limited “type” of characters. The books featured as “of general interest”… Continue reading The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When I’m reading a book that will end up being one of my all time favorites, I usually realize that fact while I’m reading it. It’s not a realization that comes at the end, on the last page. It’s a magical feeling that exists while I’m reading every page. I call it magical because when everything I want in a… Continue reading Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

Earlier this summer while road tripping around the US, I read The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion. I kept seeing piles of copies of it in bookstores, displayed on tables and prominently promoted. But it looked a little too “fluffy” for me – I was totally judging a book by its cover and title. Then… Continue reading The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

The Journey Home by Edward Abbey

After packing up and driving out of Arches National Park, we stopped in Moab, Utah for a bite to eat at the Moab Diner and a quick browse through Back of Beyond Books. It’s a gem of a little bookshop. It has new and used books of all types, but especially focuses on nature, wildlife, adventure stories,… Continue reading The Journey Home by Edward Abbey