At some point, when I was in high school, I was suggested to read books from other cultures. I’d been a touch pretentious and working my way through much of the western classical canon at the time, so the thought of there being other “classic” books that were entirely unfamiliar to me was incredibly exciting.
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I’ve read a few different books by R.F. Kuang, enough to know I have a generally mixed perspective on her novels.
For me, reading a well-loved book that I’ve turned to time and time again feels like meeting up with an old friend.
Whenever a new film attempts to adapt a beloved classic in literature, an angel gets their wings and bookworms gain another title to add to their TBR list.
The start of the spring semester is for me a time of mixed feelings. I am sad to say goodbye to my family, and overjoyed to see my friends.
I am currently taking a class in Latin American Fiction, and recently we read Bad Girls by Camilla Sosa Villada. It’s a translated autofiction about Camilla’s time as a transwoman and sexworker in Argentina.
The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean has been on my TBR list for a very long time. And with us being in the throes of spooky season, it only seemed fitting.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon is a terribly fascinating book. I had heard about it a few years ago, but the specifics have been lost to memory.
At some point or another, everyone has thought of school as hell. Katabasis takes that sentiment and brings it to an entirely new level.
I am perhaps the biggest advocate of fat books, and Priory of the Orange Tree is one of the most popular big books to be released in recent years.