I have always loved ancient myths, I read every book of myths from every single part of the world I could get my hands on as a kid. Being that I grew up in the Western World this mostly meant Greek Myths. While I could find a couple Chinese, and Korean, and Indian myth books in my local libraries, and there were several on Norse and Celtic mythology as well, all of these were far outnumbered by the books of Greek and Roman myths and […]
Life is Simple, Except When it Isn’t.
This book is amazing. I love this book. I am so glad I stumbled across this looking for something to fill up my bingo card. Magical realism is one of my absolute favorite story telling devices when it is done well, and this is such a perfect example of what it can really do. This is the story of Jojo’s family. Jojo is a thirteen-year-old mixed race boy growing up in the current day South and straddling that realm in between boyhood and adulthood. He […]
I Think I Get the Rainbow Hype
Well, this is just the most charming book I have read in awhile. I had heard so many people both here and in other book-type places talking about Rainbow Rowell for years and while I never really avoided her I just didn’t get around to picking up one of her books until now either. After reading this book, I think I get why I heard about her so much. Park is a half-Korean, half-White kid who has spent his entire life in a suburb of […]
Dropping the Hammer
**I want to add a quick update because this is cracking me up. Ever since I posted this review, half of the ads I see on websites are in Korean. Apparently just taking the time to look up the correct names of food is enough to convince the bots you’re bilingual!** I’m a little unsure exactly how to review a cookbook, but I’m going to take a crack at it, because this is a good one. I first found Maangchi via her YouTube […]