It’s the week between the end of my academic career and the beginning of my new job. My prior sense of structure has dissolved; I’m left wandering aimlessly through summer afternoon after summer afternoon, relishing sunlit strolls and afternoon cups of peach tea while also fending off the urgent desire to do something more substantive.… Continue reading
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When I picked up this novel, I fully expected an enticing thriller. The summary indicated that it had all of the elements of a classic suspense story: the disappearance of two young girls on a remote Russian peninsula; the intense suspicion aroused in an isolated community; the desperate police search that turns up seemingly nothing of value.… Continue reading
Sometimes, I want to go beyond reading a book and absorb a few opinions and anecdotes from the authors who write the books I’m reading. Other times, I want to listen and learn from my fellow book-lovers: the writers, bloggers, and Instagrammers who make the literary community so vibrant.… Continue reading
I’ve gotten way busier as senior year has chugged along and I’ve started seriously applying to jobs, but I’ve still made time for reading in the evenings! Of course, I couldn’t resist another raid of my friend’s stack of fantasy books, and Six of Crows stood out to me because it’s centered not on royalty, warriors, or monsters, but on six teenage outcasts who become embroiled in a high-stakes government mission.… Continue reading
Memoirs have always been a bit “hit-or-miss” for me. Sometimes, I get sucked right into a person’s story and find their thoughts to be incredibly captivating; other times, I just can’t relate to the author. It’s been quite some time since I last picked up a memoir, in part due to my busy class schedule and in part due to my recent obsession with thriller books.… Continue reading
