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About Books #129: Teddy Spenser isn’t looking for love
This might sound weird, but sometimes “fine” is just what I’m in need of. No big plot twists, no over the top emotions, just a book that does exactly what it says it’ll…
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About Books #128: By Mistake
Here’s the thing: I’ve been having a lot of trouble lately, with reading books. The main reason? I’ve just had a hard time connecting with characters, and especially their emotions. By Mistake, though?…
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About Books #127: The Hate Project
I don’t know why I always do this – I know I’ll love a book, but I just can’t get myself to start reading it. And then I start postponing, which means I…
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2021 Magical Readathon TBR
You cannot imagine how happy I am that the Magical Readathon is back – or how much respect I have for G right now, thinking up an entire fictional world. Like, who just…
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About Books #126: NW
Fun fact: the fastest way to make sure I will not be reading a book? Making it required reading. Which is exactly what happened with Zadie Mith’s NW. I mean, it didn’t help…
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About Books #125: Dominicana
There’s something to be said for “reading to expand your horizons”, but Dominicana? Well, let’s just say that it didn’t just expand my horizons, it also (kind of, or just: completely) made me…
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About Books #124: The Guilty Feminist
Hi, my name is Saar and I’m a feminist. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way – let’s see why exactly I loved The Guilty Feminist so much that I flew…
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About Books #123: The Vanishing Half
Sometimes, you’ve got to read something that’s just way beyond your usual comfort zone. And luckily, I now have a book club that forces me to do just that. Last month, we read…
