PinnedCrying in H Mart: a bowl of memoriesI listened to Japanese Breakfast thumbing through the pages on my laptop, then put on “Rainy Days and Mondays” by the Carpenters, which is…Oct 21, 2024Oct 21, 2024
PinnedAll About Love: (not) all (my thoughts) about lovethe warmth, connection, and stability of knowing someone. to be loved is to be known. when someone sees you, works to learn you, and then…Nov 24, 2024Nov 24, 2024
PinnedFelicity: intense happinessI just picked this book up getting my phone fixed today, and finished it sitting in a haphazard chair in the middle of dunbar’s london…Feb 1Feb 1
Book Lovers: enemies toi think emily henry proves to me that i can enjoy something and just let it take up space in my head without it being really any good.6d ago6d ago
Cleopatra and Frankenstein: brief thoughts [spoilers]i want to love this book, but it’s also a broken book. it’s beautiful, but i find it too unnecessarily dramatic and tender. and i think…May 9May 9
Published inBooks Are Our SuperpowerThe Vegetarian: the cost of being seenIn October 2024, Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. Her “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and…May 5A response icon2May 5A response icon2
black friend: baited with ziwe, rated by emiliea funny, snappy, delectable read. razor-sharp!!! i read this because ziwe is coming to town in 5 days through the Phil Lind initiative…Mar 9Mar 9
The Woman in Me: stronger than yesterdayShortly after she eclipsed the height of her glamour, Britney Spear’s life became so, so sad; it was not so glamorous in between the…Mar 4Mar 4
Tom Lake: emilie’s most recent recThis book — Tom Lake — by Ann Patchett was an insanely stunning read. I’d say that this was one of my near-favourite reads in the past…Feb 14Feb 14