Books, Reading, and everything in between
Recently there has been some buzz around the new novel The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin. Naturally, I was really interested in reading this book because the rest of the world was interested. I went to Goodreads to check out what the book was about and add it to my list of books to read. Here's [...]
I'm a pretty introverted person in real life. Spending time with friends and family is great and I love doing it, but sometimes I get pretty exhausted when I hang out with them. It's nothing to do with them! As an introvert, energy comes from being alone and doing my own thing. While I'm not [...]
November seemed to go quickly, but also jam packed with news, articles, and great reads. I had a blast this November and here are some of the highlights. Thanksgiving at my in lawsI've never had Thanksgiving at anyone else's house before. I've always had it with my family with the same meal and the same [...]
I honestly am so happy that a book like this exists. Shortly after being told I had OCD, I tried to search the book world for fiction stories featuring characters with similar traits. I was a little surprised to find out that the world's exposure to OCD was only As Good As It Gets with [...]
I know this review is a long time coming. I've been mulling over this book for the past couple of weeks. I don't know how to describe my feelings for this book, but I know they are good. I just don't know how to explain it the best way possible. I'm going to at least [...]
When I was a little girl, I used to have these amazing dreams about this guy. I would first fly through the air around my childhood home and watch the sun set orange and red across the lawn. I would finally land and sit down on our front stoop. Suddenly, he would walk over to [...]
Today, I'd like to highlight one of my favorite authors: Toni Morrison. Toni Morrison's work to me has been these haunting tales of loneliness, sacrifice, desperation, and turmoil. Set during some of the most difficult times for black Americans, Toni Morrison has this incredible way of making you feel and understand what it must have [...]
Happy Banned Books Week and it's going to be a good one. This year's theme is "the freedom to read," which feels oddly relevant given that everyone has been talking about. Censorship is always around us telling us what to do and what to think and how to say things. It’s the faceless folks that [...]
I've been thinking a lot about authenticity lately. I think it might be because my Instagram following is getting bigger and I'm getting asked to read books and try new things and promote new products that aren't related to books. I'm what people consider an "influencer" and while I'm super grateful for the point that [...]
My grandparents were married during the Japanese occupation of Korea. There's only two remaining photos of my grandparents from that time both taken on their wedding day. The whole family was out in front of their house standing to take the picture while a massive Japanese flag waved in the background. My family background is [...]
