Hmm. What to say about a book that has a killer concept but a so-so execution?
Monthly Archives: May 2021
BOOK REVIEW: If You Were There by Francisco Garcia
Despite his name, Francisco Garcia is a born-and-bred Londoner, but his name is also a reminder of the legacy he carries.
BOOK REVIEW: Assembly by Natasha Brown
When was the last time a book punched you in the gut? Well, Assembly is about to be the next one.
NETGALLEY BOOK REVIEW: The Answer to Everything by Luke Kennard
As someone who loves English people very dearly, I think I’m qualified to say: all of you are emotionally repressed.
BOOK REVIEW: Fangirls by Hannah Ewens
Growing up means learning an important but depressing lesson: the world hates teenage girls.
BOOK REVIEW: Black is the Body by Emily Bernard
Collections of essays can be hit-or-miss for me, but Black is the Body really blew me away–it’s a powerful collection meditating on Black identity and contemporary America.
BOOK REVIEW: The Happiest Girl in the World by Alena Dillon
Like most young American girls, I loved the splendour and ceremony of the Olympics on TV, but no event captured my awe quite like gymnastics.
BOOK REVIEW: The Auschwitz Photographer by Luca Crippa and Maurizio Onnis
There are so many Holocaust narratives out there, fictionalised and not, but The Auschwitz Photographer really took me by surprise.
NETGALLEY BOOK REVIEW: The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
My first ‘big’ college reunion will be coming up next year, and it has me thinking about how much I have, or haven’t, changed in the five years since graduation.
NETGALLEY BOOK REVIEW: Snowflake by Louise Nealon
In the end, Snowflake is an interesting book, but one that sadly might feed into the millennial stereotype that we take ourselves way too seriously.