Most of my reviews this year have been non-fiction as I've been focusing a lot of increasing my understanding and knowledge base. However, half way through the year, I hit a wall. I couldn't do anymore non-fiction, but I wanted to keep trying. Basically, that resulted in me not reading for two months. Last weekend, …
Continue reading REVIEW: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
I'm in the midst of reading an extremely powerful book about residential schools in Canada. However, the subject matter is very difficult, so it is a challenging read. Yet, it has been a long time since I posted on this blog. So when I saw this incredible documentary recently, I knew I had my next …
Continue reading REVIEW: This Changes Everything (2019 Documentary)
For this post, I ended up going back into a book that I started with I was younger. In elementary school, I was blessed to attend the Globe Theatre to see the one-woman play The Shape of a Girl. It was incredibly powerful and inspired me to look deeper into the murder of Reena Virk. …
Continue reading REVIEW: Under the Bridge by Rebecca Godfrey
The last few books that I have read have taken an emotional toll on me. Yet, I find myself unable to stop. The need to consume real, raw material is a call that I cannot ignore. Despite having completed my degree, I am still called to learn more, to educate myself beyond the scope of …
Earlier this year, I was checking out my library's 2SLGBTQ* selections and I came across a book that piqued every part of my interest. Not only was it about women who love women, but it was also about literature. I immediately requested the book, so I could dive into a novel that combined two of …
You might be thinking that this title looks familiar on this blog. You would be correct. In June 2018, after listening to the audiobook and watching the movie, I made a post comparing the two. Considering that books have the ability to include more details than movies, the comparisons are rarely fair. However, it did …
Continue reading REVIEW: Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Did you know that February is also Indigenous Storytelling Month? I saw something about this earlier in the month, but for some reason, it did not click until I saw it again at my public library. The good news is that I was already there to pick up a book that would be perfect to …
Continue reading REVIEW: 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act by Bob Joseph
February is Black History Month, so in order to honour that, I opted to read the autobiography of Solomon Northup that covers the time he spent enslaved. One of things that I am being cognizant of is that Black History should not be confined to a single month of the year, but rather a year …
Okay, so once upon a time, I fell in love with a movie character played by Keira Knightley. Well, it was probably actually Keira herself, but that is beyond the point. The point is that I have always wanted to read a classic romance novel, but never seemed to have time for it. Until now. …
Well, as 2021 dissolves into chaos, I am just going to continue to read as many books as I can. For my second read of 2021, I picked up The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. This book was not on my list of books to read after I get my degree, but I came …
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