Hello, my 2% readers! Thank you for hanging around this long and in spite of the lull in reviews since the summer. While life’s chaos interrupted my writing of reviews, it did not (significantly) interrupt my reading, and I managed to fit 42 books into 2024. Due to the lack of reviews last year, I…
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
All aboard the bandwagon! As always, I have come very late to this trend so there’s every chance you’ve beaten me to this read. Taylor Jenkins Reid blew me away with Daisy Jones and the Six, so I’m honestly surprised it took me this long to see what all the fuss about Evelyn Hugo was…
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
During my time living in the UK, I’ve slowly picked up on the tension and tragedy of the Troubles. The Troubles is the religious and political conflict in Northern Ireland. To put it in incredibly simple terms, it’s a conflict between Protestants (wanting to remain with the UK) and the Catholics (who want a united…
Yale Needs Women
In honor of the Barbie movie coming out this last weekend, I wanted to share one of my favorite ‘how cool are women?’ reads. In this PhD-thesis-turned-book, Anne Gardiner Perkins skillfully uses countless interviews to bring to life the story of when Yale began admitting women and the numerous, unexpected logistics that would entail. I’ll…