Simone and Her Books
books, reviews, and recommendations
Tag: book lover
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Is it weird when I call a book “emotionally triggering,” I’m talking about the passive of time in the book rather than anything else? I can deal with my fair share of self-harm, sexual abuse, and even suicide. When a book writes about them (and they do it well), I find it most fascinating and…
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Ok, I know that’s not a bookish topic but just hear me out. Over Thanksgiving, my family and I got into a conversation about reality TV. As we were rattling off the shows that we loved, I told them my guilty truth. I love Keeping up with The Kardashians. My cousin who isn’t a big fan…
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I think the last time I read a book by an Asian woman it was Amy Tan. When you’re growing up in the 90s in America, there’s not a lot of stories that feature Asian characters. All I had was The Joy Luck Club and that was pretty much it. Nowadays, you can read so many…
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Recently, a fellow book blogger going by the name of @ladybookmad created a new hashtag called #readthemargin for the month of December. What’s the point of the tag? Well, because there’s a want and need to read more diverse books. As an Asian American woman, I want to educate my fellow readers on the different…
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I love Jennifer Niven and when I heard she’s publishing another book, I immediately picked it up. Sadly (and a lot of other book people understand this), I’ve got a TBR pile on the verge of burying me in books sitting around waiting to be read. While it took me a few months to finally…
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A story about how the decisions you make for yourself can trigger effects across everyone you love. Synopsis (from Goodreads.com) – One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and…
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