I picked up this book to be a small break from my all the Steinbeck I’ve been reading lately. I like to alternate a little between fiction and non-fiction. Within the non-fiction, I like to mix it up between professional reading and just interesting. Usually, there is some overlap and I think that applies here. Also, one of the authors, P.W. Singer is coming to speak at my school next week and I wanted to read it before he arrived. I read an earlier book […]
You wouldn’t say that in a room full of strangers, why say it on social media?
In October 2017 I went to the Episodic conference, where Jon Ronson was one of the featured speakers. He was scheduled to go on just after the lunch break, and I was slightly late getting back in, which turned out not to be a problem, because instead of actually being at the conference, he was Skyping in to be interviewed by the moderator, Anna Higgs and the connection wasn’t working. This was quite weird, as Ronson actually owns a home not far from the London venue where the conference […]
Goodreads confirms that it is NOT just me.
Ugh. This book was so disappointing. First of all, I freaking love Bunmi Latidan, so I had high hopes despite the fact that I almost always disappointed by “Confessions of a…” books. They’re never what I want them to be. They’re always unsatisfying. Having read a non-fiction humor book by Latidan (and having loved it) and being aware of her hilarious online presence, I was expecting way more. What I got was a half-baked novel about a new mom who isn’t coping with her life and has […]
Everyone’s Life Looks Great on Instagram
Autumn likes to like stuff on the Internet (who doesn’t?)…and she soon becomes obsessed with one particular family–the McMullins. She likes them for several reasons: 1. Daphne McMullin is the perfect mother. 2. The McMullins in general, are the perfect family and 3. Daphne McMullin adopted Autumn’s baby girl at birth in a closed adoption. Autumn “stays in” her daughter’s life by following Daphne on social media as a lurker. She memorizes everything about them and is just absolutely thrilled that a woman like Daphne […]