After reading Babel, my short assessment is that it’s a good book, but it’s not a great book.
Book Blog
Adult Summer Reading Book Bingo Has Begun!
Are you doing Book Bingo this year? Do you need ideas for any of the squares? Let me know in the comments!
Book Review: Our Kindred Creatures by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy
The rise of the animal rights movement in the United States seems like an interesting topic, but the somewhat dry, detached writing style and a mid narrator for the audiobook made this a slog.
Harnessing the Power of my TBR for Good
For every physical book I read that I’ve owned since 2023 or before, I’ll be donating $50 to the GoFundMe of a Palestinian family.
Book Review: Gin: A Tasting Course by Anthony Gladman
Sometimes it’s nice to just sit down and write an uncomplicated review where I don’t have to analyze why a book didn’t work for me, or try to convert my absolute delight into coherent words.
Brick & Mortar Books Winter Book Bingo Recap
I guess since it’s May and the Seattle Arts & Lectures/Seattle Public Library Summer Book Bingo is starting next week, I should finally get around to recapping the Brick & Mortar Books 2024 Winter Reading Challenge Book Bingo.
Book Review: All About Love by bell hooks
I’ve put off writing this review for weeks because I don’t want to be the bad feminist who says she didn’t enjoy reading bell hooks.
Book Review: Bad Dog by Harlan Weaver
Our ideas of what makes a good life for a dog are often based on our ideas of what makes a good life for a human, and those in turn are often based on white supremacist, patriarchal, and capitalist ideas.
Book Review: A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
As you might have guessed from the title, A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock is about Frankensteining up a monster out of plants and mushrooms.
Book Review: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
I think this book is really approachable, because Oluo uses accessible language, her real-life experiences, and examples of how we can be better.