SPOILERS. This book was slow-moving. I liked the characters but I wasn’t into the story. I get that it was supposed to be an everyday life thing, but I thought it had so much more potential to go into a real in-depth story. Eilis just seemed complacent about her life in all respects. Like sheContinue reading “Brooklyn–Colm Toibin”
Author Archives: Allison Abate
Short and Sweet Reviews
Everything Everything—Nicole Yoon Well. Well. Bloody hell. Look, there might be spoilers in this review. Take it or leave it. This book was amazing. I love a well written young adult novel that takes a hot minute to read and is a DAMN good story. This book was about a girl with some sort ofContinue reading “Short and Sweet Reviews”
We’re Going to Need More Wine–Gabrielle Union
This woman. THIS WOMAN. She’s a badass. BAD. ASS. You know when you see a book written by an actress and you’re like “Meh, I liked her. Maybe I’ll give it a read.” Well thank FUCK I DID. This introduced me to a fucking FORCE of a woman. I learned so much from Gabrielle inContinue reading “We’re Going to Need More Wine–Gabrielle Union”
Becoming–Michelle Obama
Not going to lie, I thought this would be boring. I love Michelle Obama, she is a fun time for a First Lady. But because of BEING a First Lady, I thought she was going to have to shove a bunch of stuff under the rug. And she didn’t. She was honest about how sheContinue reading “Becoming–Michelle Obama”
This Will Only Hurt a Little–Busy Philipps
I haven’t always loved Busy Philipps. Or rather, her characters. I’m looking at whoever she played on Dawson’s Creek. But I was also like early teens when I was watching that show, so really, I had no stake in the game. BUT. I did love her in Freaks and Geeks. And Cougar Town was hilarious.Continue reading “This Will Only Hurt a Little–Busy Philipps”
Beowulf
No one knows who originally wrote Beowulf? How am I just realizing that now months after reading the book? That’s not normal. But I guess it’s folklore type stuff, so here we are. This has been on my shelf for a bajillion years and I never got around to it. Then I started going offContinue reading “Beowulf”
Born a Crime–Trevor Noah
This man. Born in South Africa, raised by a loving but hardheaded faith-driven woman, his father a Swiss-man that he barely had a relationship with because he was white and it was legitimately a crime for them to be family. This was another book that I listened to on audiotape because I got into aContinue reading “Born a Crime–Trevor Noah”
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things—Jenny Lawson
After reading the horror show that is ‘A Simple Favor’ I needed a HUGE laugh and a promise of no incest. Enter Jenny Lawson. I had read one of her other books so I knew what I was getting into. The issue I had with this one is simple: I listened to it on audiobookContinue reading “Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things—Jenny Lawson”
A Simple Favor–Darcey Bell
The first for the new book club! (Check on instagram for @derangedbookclub where I post all about books and do a live book club at the end of each month.) [Editors Note: DerangedBookClub has since been cancelled because I got too busy with schoolwork and trying to become a librarian. However. I stand by theContinue reading “A Simple Favor–Darcey Bell”
Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy
My beautiful Dumplin’. This book was so wonderful I started a book club. Now, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m a chubby bunny. I mention it whenever I read a book by or about chubby girls. So reading about this chubby teenager who is constantly crapped on for being fat broke my heartContinue reading “Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy”
