

Review: The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Esther Perel
Our partners do not belong to us; they are only on loan, with an option to renew—or not. Knowing that we can lose them does not have to undermine commitment; rather, it mandates an active engagement that long-term couples often lose. The realization that our loved ones are forever elusive should jolt us out of complacency, in the most positive sense. I wouldn't recommend this book to everyone because I think what it has to say is truly revolutionary. If you aren't okay with o
★★★★★-5
Feb 23, 2025


Review: True Crime Story by Joseph Knox (Spoiler-Free)
I thought this was going to be an intriguing satire of the true crime genre that utilizes a meta narrative and mixed media elements, but...
★★-2
Jan 26, 2025


Review: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff (Spoiler-Free)
The world, the girl knew, was worse than savage, the world was unmoved. I struggled with the writing style of this book when I first...
★★★★-4
Jan 6, 2025


Favorite Books of 2024!
These are my top ten books of 2024: 10. Tenth of December by George Saunders 9. Voices of the Lost by Hoda Barakat 8. Moon of the Crusted...
-Emily
Dec 31, 2024


Review: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell (Spoiler-Free)
Is this a romance book? I feel like it's more of a two-people-living-their-lives book. And I think I like that better. Picked this up on...
★★★★-4
Dec 26, 2024


Review: The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
The crisis facing men is not the crisis of masculinity, it is the crisis of patriarchal masculinity. A compelling collection of essays that successfully argues that the true enemy of the feminist movement is not men, but patriarchy. At its core, this sounds obvious. We all know that individuals aren't the cause of systemic issues, but what many have failed to observe when it comes to gender politics is that "masculinity" and "patriarchal masculinity" are two separate entities
★★★-3.5
Dec 24, 2024


Reseño: Los enciclopedistas por José A. Pérez Ledo y Alex Orbe (Sin spoilers)
Encontré este libro en una librería porque estaba buscando a una novela gráfica en castellano para ayudarme mejorar mi fluidez. Me llamó...
★★★★-4
Dec 24, 2024


Review: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (Spoiler-Free)
I wondered at what point in space the silly, sham blue of the sky turned black. I can't believe I went 22 years of my life without having...
★★★★★-5
Nov 20, 2024


Review: The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak (Spoiler-Free)
Is parental trust a willful form of blindness? On one hand, this is a compulsively readable popcorn thriller, but on the other it's a...
★★★★-4
Nov 20, 2024


Review: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Spoiler-Free)
I am in the center of the universe, where everything is sung to life. A masterclass in sensory detail. I first read this book at 12 years...
★★★★-4
Oct 5, 2024
























