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The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption by Katy Kelleher
nonfiction / review

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption by Katy Kelleher

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Rachel • 1 Comment

I was so excited to read this book. It sounded tailor made for me and I’ve followed the author online for a long time. I love the history of objects and reading about our personal connections to them. I just didn’t really enjoy it. I wish she had decided to write a memoir about her … Continue reading →

Recipe for Disaster: 40 Superstar Stories of Sustenance and Survival edited by Alison Riley
essays / food / food writing

Recipe for Disaster: 40 Superstar Stories of Sustenance and Survival edited by Alison Riley

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Rachel • 1 Comment

Honestly, this was kind of a disaster of a book. It felt like it was cobbled together at the last minute and was written largely by people who didn’t seem to know what the theme was or care about it at all. One or two essays were okay but largely they were a bunch of … Continue reading →

Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us Edited by Colleen Kinder
essays / nonfiction

Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones Who Haunt Us Edited by Colleen Kinder

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Rachel • Leave a comment

I joined a virtual book tour for Letter to a Stranger because the concept was so fun! I spent a lot of time pre-pandemic eavesdropping and wondering about the people I encountered in my every day life so a book of essays about the strangers that drift in and out of all our lives. This … Continue reading →

All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft by Geraldine DeRuiter
essays / memoir

All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft by Geraldine DeRuiter

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Rachel • Leave a comment

What a mess All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft turned out to be. I was ready to be dazzled but I was mostly left thrilled that I don’t know this woman. I think she thinks she is being charming and self-deprecating but she really comes across as smug and … Continue reading →

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