Pop Song: Adventures in Art & Intimacy by Larissa Pham Review

Goodreads blurb: Endlessly inventive, intimate, and provocative, this memoir-in-essays is a celebration of the strange and exquisite state of falling in love, whether with a painting or a person, that interweaves incisive commentary on modern life, feminism, art and sex with the author's own experiences of obsession, heartbreak, and past trauma. Like a song that feels…

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Review: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

I am a big fan of Machado's writing — her collection My Body and Other Parties is one of my favorite books, and definitely made me aware that I do enjoy short stories, especially when they are written by her. She is very experimental in her prose, while she never sacrifices the heart of the…

Review: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

I am gonna skip the apologies for being MIA. Firstly, I am going to be coming and going sporadically, mostly focusing on reviews, since this is the only kind of thing I have time for now. I hope that's okay. In the meantime, I have gotten... more adjusted to audiobooks (I still don't like them…

The Minis: Non Fiction Edition

Welcome back to The Minis - a section where I do mini reviews of a couple of books at the same time! And this time the theme is non fiction. I tend to really love non fiction, when I pick it up, the only issue is I do it very rarely. But I got excited…

Anxiety, Spirituality and Dubious Advice: First, We Make the Beast Beautiful by Sarah Wilson

I should just stop reading books about mental health.  As some of you may know, I am a soon-to-be psychologist (a few exams to go!) and whenever I see a nonfiction book exploring mental health issues from a personal perspective, I get really excited. And when I saw Sarah Wilson's book, which promises a deep…

Body Image, Feminism and a Deeply Private Account: Hunger: A Memoir of My Body by Roxane Gay

I have most of this book highlighted. I really enjoy Gay's writing. I think she is unapologetic and very honest, and it's something I always appreciate. I read and really enjoyed her short story collection Difficult Women (more on it HERE). But I have never completely loved her work. Until this. Hunger is Roxane Gay's…

Physics Is Cool: Three Non-Fiction Recommendations

Let's talk science.  I am a psychology student, and all my life I've been oriented towards the humanities: I study psychology, I am in love with books and literature (duh), I am a decent writer and speaker etc. And those are mostly the kind of people I encounter. And those people are usually pretty baffled…

Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates

It's time to read a truly important book.  Some time ago, Laura Bates' novel started appearing everywhere on my social media. I loved the overall concept of it, so it went straight to my TBR. I completely forgot about it, until I saw it recently and decided to pick it up. Needless to say, I…

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Who exactly is Trevor Noah? When I picked this book up, I had no idea who Trevor Noah was. I know nothing of his previous work or, more precisely, I do not know what he is famous for. I saw Max at WellDoneBooks praise this book and since I am constantly trying to get into…

This Modern Love by Will Darbyshire

I generally stay away from Youtuber books. Don't get me wrong I am a huge lover of all things Youtube: I watch a LOT of people on it and I genuinely love the platform as a whole. But ever since Youtubers started getting book deals, I was a bit apprehensive. Not to say that all…

Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham

If you're a Gilmore Girls fan, you're gonna like this. I have previously mentioned my love for Gilmore Girls. Personally, I think the show is completely brilliant. It's sharp, smart and funny. So if you haven't watched it yet, you should stop reading this and start watching it now. (Or you can check out my…

Patient H.M. by Luke Dittrich

One of the only non fiction books that has managed to keep my full attention throughout the whole book. If you are unaware, Patient H.M. is one of the most famous psychological cases ever. H.M. was a man who had severe epilepsy, and because of it, he underwent a surgery on his brain, which led…