The problem with being able to listen to audiobooks at my new job is that I read many more books and thus am already so far behind in reviews. Reading is so much easier than writing! Anyway, I decided to start my year out with a book I was fairly certain would be great. Spoiler alert: It was … [Read more]
She thought that maybe, just maybe, if she was beautiful, things would get better
I’d heard for years that I should watch Paris is Burning, the groundbreaking documentary about the New York’s drag ball scene in the 1980’s, but I never quite got around to it for one reason or another. It wasn’t until a few years ago, when a friend told me just how much that movie influenced … [Read more]
I’m just a soul whose intentions are good…
Komugi and Tohru are young newlyweds (or about to get married? I’m not entirely sure) who move in with his family while they find their own place. Tohru’s family – mom, grandpa, brother Dai and sister Yukari – are warm and welcoming (except Yukari) and eager to make Komugi feel like part of the … [Read more]
CBR11 #1 – Salt by Nayyirah Waheed
In which Siege returns, dipping her toes back into the waters of literary criticism with a small book of poetry. … [Read more]