Am I really enjoying a whole book about a fake band, complete with fake song lyrics, and fake controversies? Yes, … More
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The River by Peter Heller
Peter Heller combines nature + art so beautifully that even with the violence and impending death, I find myself fantasizing … More
Eat, Drink, Run by Bryony Gordon
The idea of a fat woman running a marathon while still drinking and smoking lured me in but I stayed … More
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
Took me forever to get what this book was doing, and I almost quit several times, but in the end … More
My Thoughts Exactly by Lily Allen
This is one of those memoirs where the author is interesting but hasn’t evolved in any meaningful way so it … More
She Wants It by Jill Soloway
Fascinating and well-written Hollywood memoir that occasionally veers into overly academic topics and prose. Especially great if you’re … More
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
Holy Shit, this is good. It’s a nonfiction account of the craziness that was Theranos but swear to God it … More
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Stephen Frey on audio is a dream but I’m done with HP. This is a series that’s great for … More
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Just as good as The Hate U Give. Audiobook bonus: narrator Bahni Turpin rapping. #25wordbookreviews (link)
Natural Causes
This started out great, blowing my mind with contrarian thoughts on health care — but it devolved into a bit … More
