Cloud Cuckoo Land
Oh my goodness, this book. It came recommended to me by a friend whose taste in books I really, really respect but when it showed up, it was such a big book that I got intimidated. I started it, and...
fiction (drama)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
I wanted to read this book before tackling The Candy House it’s a little bit older, from 2011. I don’t need to tell you that it is exquisitely written and smart (it won a Pulitzer after all), but this is...
Olga Dies Dreaming
If you listened to the podcast, you know that Becca and I both raved and raved about this book. It was just, so lovely. It tackles so many important issues (AIDS, sexuality, Puerto Rican culture and history), but is packaged...
Violeta
I feel badly because on Instagram stories (after getting about 90 pages in), I told you that I was only medium on this and wasn’t so sure how I felt about it. Things turned around quickly: I was on the...
A Very Nice Girl
A few of you had suggested this to me and/or asked what my thoughts are and I feel badly giving this a bad review but I just did not enjoy it. I read it very quickly as I just wanted...
The Dutch House
This book came so highly recommended by so many (with the primary recommendation being to listen to it as Tom Hanks narrated it!). I am glad I listened as I think I would have read this book pretty slowly (it’s...