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book talk // the story of my teeth.
I first saw The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli featured prominently at a local bookstore. Then, a friend described it to me as their “favorite book of 2015.” Naturally, I had to check it out....
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book talk // carry on.
Sometimes when I finish reading a book, I am hesitant to begin another one immediately because I feel like I am cheating on the former. It’s silly, but I am a very monogamous book reader. Carry On by...
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book talk // some thoughts on harry potter.
I read Harry Potter as an adult. I read it while I was living in South Korea and, somehow, my days were longer, stretched thin like gossamer, and words poured more easily into me. I read a lot that...
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book talk // a tale for the time being.
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki was, in a word, unexpected. I picked it up because a remaindered copy was on sale at my local bookstore and I liked the cover art, plus I had a vague...
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book talk // sudden death.
Sometimes you read a book and realize that, perhaps, it’s the greatest novel you’ve ever read – or, perhaps, it’s an indictment of every novel you’ve ever read – or, perhaps, it’s not a novel at all....
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book talk // natives.
Inongo vi Makomè’s Natives (translated by Michael Ugarte) is a book I picked up because of the cover, and kept because of the description. I am reading a lot of literature in translation lately, and...
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book talk // margaret the first.
I’d heard about Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton on Book Riot’s podcast; then, my local bookstore had the (strikingly beautiful!) cover art on prominent display. And yet, I knew nothing of...
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book talk // lukewarm feels.
I am a committed and monogamous book reader. I pick up one book at a time and devote myself fully to it. In the past, I have trudged through every book I picked up, determined to reach the conclusion...
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book talk // the underground railroad.
“All men are created equal, unless we decide you are not a man.” The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead fits squarely into a categorization I would refer to as “novels of pain” — a subheading I...
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Why I buy books.
I read a lot. People often ask me why I buy my books instead of utilizing the library. There are many reasons, not the least of which is that I once saw a man peeing all over the new fiction section at...
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