“Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman – Review

I recently read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman and after flipping through the first couple of pages it was clear to me that this book was special. Eleanor is a feminist, stubborn, and troubled women in her 30's who is essentially "fine". Living alone in an apartment in Glasgow, Scotland and at …

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens: Review

Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is one of those books that will keep me thinking for a while. Owens, a nature writer, has crafted a beautiful novel set in the 1950s and 1960s about Kya. A young girl abandoned by her mother, siblings, abusive father and left to fend for herself in the marshland …

Reflecting on “30 Before 30” by Marina Shifrin

I don't go to the library. But my dad goes religiously, while I overpay for shiny new books at Barnes & Noble and trendy bookstores with creaky staircases and colorful shelves. Even though I appreciate libraries, I rarely go and haven't been to one since graduating from college in May. My dad always picks up …

I am, I am, I am: A Review

The title of Maggie O'Farrell's memoir, I am, I am, I am: Seventeen Brushes with Death channels the author's inner Sylvia Plath, the title being a direct quote from her novel, The Bell Jar. The Irish native author captures every instance in her life where she almost died, in her words, where she "brushed" death. It's …