A sharp, moving look at memory, identity, and the people who remind us who we are when everything else starts to fade.
Review: Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen
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Review: The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
A classic about a man who disappears, but trust me, the chaos is very visible.
Review: Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe
A classic that dazzles on the sentence level but left me stranded in its slow, dreamlike haze.
My Next Read: Look Homeward, Angel
Will be starting Look Homeward, Angel tomorrow after grabbing it from Hoopla at midnight. I’m excited to see what makes Wolfe’s writing so enduring.
Review: 59 Minutes by Holly Seddon
Tick, tick, tick. When the world’s about to end, everyone says they’d do something meaningful — until they actually have to prove it.
Review: The Merge by Grace Walker
A mother and daughter, one fading, one desperate, one choice to share a single mind.
Review: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
When your long-term boyfriend dumps you and the office playboy becomes your fake boyfriend, HR really should offer hazard pay.
Review: Sacred and Profane Love by Arnold Bennett
Between sacred ideals and profane desires, a woman learns that the heart writes its own philosophy.
Review: Oh, Money! Money! by Eleanor H. Porter
A windfall shakes up a small town in this charming moral comedy about money, manners, and what truly makes a person rich.
Review: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
When a single decision during childbirth changes everything, Midwives becomes not just a story about medicine, but about morality, justice, and the fragile bonds of family.