My Recent Reads and Various Wanderings
If you’re familiar with Bill Bryson’s other books, such as A Walk in the Woods or Notes From a Small Island, you’ll know that he writes about journeys—plane, train, and automobile trips, yes, but also the sheer magic of finding oneself in a place that is wildly unfamiliar with traces of familiarity.… 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
*Warning: contains spoilers!*
If you’re anything like me and you’re constantly engaged in a relentless quest to find inspiring memoirs, you have likely come across a mention of this profoundly moving book at some point. A brief Google search or a cruise through Goodreads yields all of the information you need to know about the waves Westover’s memoir created in the literary community.… Continue reading
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