Let me linger here; recall the beauty of breathing. I stare out your window at the autumn aspens among the green; Old Blue creeping slowly up gravel crunching lightly under its tread. I pat Old Blue’s dash whisper, “You’re doing great, sweetie” struggling up this mountain. I internalize the compliment, turn my face so […]
TBR: Books I Want to Read in 2022
Another year, another list of books that I may or may not get to. Like usual, this TBR list is tentative, and probably superfluous, since I have so many books not listed here that are already on my bookshelf and that I need to read. Besides, my TBR list is “more what you’d call guidelines […]
2021: A Bookish Year in Review
Merry Christmas Eve!! I feel like everyone is still processing 2020 (including me), but 2021 has already flown by. This is the first year I can remember that I spent the majority of my months outside of school (I graduated college in May). So most of the books I read this year I read of […]
Book Review: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Reading Hemingway is simultaneously comfortable and exhausting. His stripped-back writing style is very easy to read, but he leaves room for so much interpretation, that I found myself re-reading nearly every sentence (at least of dialogue) in case I missed the nuance the first time. Hemingway certainly isn’t for everyone, with his abandonment of commas […]
10 Gift Ideas for your Book-loving Friend
Can’t decide what to get your book-loving friend for Christmas? Need last-minute ideas? I got you. I’ve compiled a list of 10 gifts that your bookish loved one will enjoy. 1. Your favorite book that you know your friend hasn’t read. Gifting your favorite book to a friend is a beautiful thing; you are sharing […]
Book Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
This book had the potential to be an emotional rollercoaster. The plot is killer… anything Old Hollywood is sure to catch my interest. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo already had a pre-prepared slot on my Favorites bookshelf, and I was so excited to have a contemporary bestseller included. But the writing is so incredibly […]
Book Review: Atonement by Ian McEwan
Yet again, I watched the movie version before I read—or even knew about—Ian McEwan’s novel. It doesn’t happen to me often, but it’s such a shame when it does. Especially in this case, where it’s such a conscious effort to remove the film’s influence and fully examine McEwan’s genius. Atonement is such a compelling story, […]
Book Review: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
I learned of the controversy surrounding this book only after I read it. And after reading other people’s reviews and articles, I felt like I should be ashamed for enjoying the book. It discouraged me from writing a review… which is exactly why I’m writing a review. This book was recommended to me as a […]
My Experience at the Sante Fe Art District in Denver
Happy International Artist Day! I’ve never lived anywhere with a prolific art scene, so I took advantage of Denver’s while I was visiting, and went to the Sante Fe Art District. I went on a Friday, which turned out to be a decent day to visit, since a lot of the galleries and studios are […]
Degas’ Bathers: Misogynistic or Progressive?
The other day, I was watching The Thomas Crown Affair, and in a museum scene, I glimpsed a familiar statue in the corner of the screen. I realized that I had been given a bronze cast of the same statue a long time ago, and after a little research, I found out it was Edgar […]