The Fault in Our Stars and The Age of Miracles
I recently read two really great novels: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker. Coincidentally, there were a lot similarities. They both deal with themes of life, growing up, worry, things out of ones control, but most of all death. Death is omnipresent in both [...]
E-Reader Vs. Hard Copy Books
I had refused to buy an e-reader when they first came out because I felt too attached to hard copies. When I was a student, the text seemed to became more of my own the more I underlined words, circled passages, and wrote in the margins. But when my go-to bookstore, Borders, shut down, [...]
Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey
Sexy, entertaining, guilty pleasure are all words that come to mind when trying to describe Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. I heard about the series from a co-worker who described the trilogy as written porn. I'm not really into cheesy love novels, so I originally dismissed the idea of reading it until I [...]
The Pleasures & Sorrows of Work and Brave New World
I recently read The Pleasures & Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton for International Arts Movement Readers Guild followed by rereading Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (which I decided to reread after finishing Amusing Ourselves to Death). Coincidentally, both books serve as an interesting parallel to my current thoughts about life and work. Also, [...]
Freedom and The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
After reading Jonathan Franzen’s bestseller, Freedom (2010), I didn’t know what to say about it. Sometimes when you enjoy something so much and have so many thoughts, it’s hard to get any thoughts out. I originally bought a copy of Freedom because it was doing well on the New York Times Best Seller List and on display at every [...]
Chelsea Handler, books
I just finished reading Chelsea Handler’s third book, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, and boy was it hilarious. I literally laughed out loud during several parts. The first chapter was a little too crude and uncomfortable for my taste, but it only got better from there. My favorite chapter was the one where Chelsea played a [...]
