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Monthly Archives: July 2023
memoir / nonfiction / review
The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays by Irena Smith
The Golden Ticket: A Life in College Admissions Essays by Irena Smith was the rare book that really surprises me with it’s content. In retrospect I can see how the title can be read both ways–her life written in the style of college admissions essays or her life in college admissions essays. It is a … Continue reading
Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture by Sara Petersen
I have had a string of books lately by women talking about topics I’m interested in but who I can’t relate to at all because of their lack of self and love of conformity even when it goes against their best interests . First is was This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch, I’m … Continue reading
cookbook / essays / memoir / nonfiction / review
50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the United States Through Pie by Stacey Mei Yan Fong
The book is cute and has a ton of novelty pie recipes in it if that is your thing. The essays about her life growing up were the strongest most cohesive parts of the book. However big takeaway for me was how many references to beer and drinking there were. Nearly every story about a … Continue reading
What I Read in June 2023
What I thought about all 27 books I read this month. Continue reading
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