In the midst of yet another year marked by collective anxiety and disillusionment, I clung to stories for solace, strength, and happiness. I have yet to articulate what it feels like to so thoroughly lose myself in a book — to be so consumed by a story that you don’t feel hungry until it’s 9:00pm, […]
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Do you ever read books and after some time, can’t seem to remember what they’re about or how you felt about them? That’s the biggest problem I faced early on as a bookworm—I barely remembered the books I’d read. Granted, I am a very forgetful person. I might have enjoyed a particular book but when
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June was an excellent reading month and I’ve finally settled on a star system I’m happy with! I admit, the star system is a rather reductive and crude way to measure how good a book is, which is why I opted not to include one in my last reading wrap-up. But I’ve since changed my
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I love book tags! They’re such a fun excuse to geek out about book-related topics, and I saw this particular one on Anne with a Blog. So without further ado, let’s just dive right into these 20 questions! 1— How many books are too many for a series? I unfortunately don’t read any book series
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Last year, at the height of the pandemic, I both lost and almost lost a few family members. There are many coping mechanisms in the face of such mortality: denying, crying, praying, comedy, throwing yourself into work, not being able to work, and so on. Mine was binge-reading books about death, and not only has
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Want to know what books anthropology majors read for their degree? What we study (spoiler alert: way more than just witchcraft) and how we study them? Here is my book list! Similar to how literature students read novels, poems, and perhaps nonfiction, anthropology students read texts called “ethnographies.” These books combine nonfiction narrative storytelling with theoretical
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What does grief look like? What does it feel like? How do people grieve for someone that’s now permanently absent and cope with the underlying loss they represent? What’s so fascinating to me about The Year of Magical Thinking is that we can actually find the answers to these questions in the very writing style itself. Didion’s
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I’m back with another monthly reading wrap-up! I love doing this kind of book list because I get to reflect on the kinds of books I read each month and recommend to you my favorites. Without further ado, here are my short reviews on each of the 7 books I read in April. I hope
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Why do people fail to communicate? Well, Sally Rooney’s Normal People has some interesting answers to this question, which I’ll be exploring today in this book analysis. This was so much fun to do, because I’ve been wondering why I like this book so much. And I think I’ve finally cracked the code. But I
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Is having one single correct interpretation of a text possible? Can there be multiple truths to a single truth? Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose has some nuanced answers to these questions. The dialogue I’m about to show you between Adso, a young monk, and William, his mentor, I think captures the essence of
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