

My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh
A friend demanded I put down my current read (Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi) and pick up My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh. Because I'm...


Truce, James Joyce?
James Joyce... today is the day I choose to forgive you. Or at least decide that you're not the devil for 24 hours in a desire to...


Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi
Man... I wanted to love this book so hard. The cover (look at that cover!) and the description convinced me that I would love this book...


The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt I know, I know, I know. Donna Tartt wrote this forever ago. Well, you know what? I'm a follower. So...


Is it November yet?
Although my week has kinda sucked (and it's only Tuesday), my luck somehow turned around just long enough for me to be able to say... If...


The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides I was fully expecting to love this book. I fell in love with Eugenides' writing when I read...


Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth
Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth I knew nothing about London workhouses until the few brief mentions of it on Call the Midwife,...


Intepreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri This book. This.freaking.book. Lahiri accomplished the incredible feat of making me feel that...


Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon This was my very first Chabon, but this has absolutely inspired me to take on The Amazing Adventures of...


Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth I am completely obsessed with PBS' series Call the Midwife. As the new season doesn't start until...