The Long and Short of It Book Reviews: Hey everyone. It’s been awhile. Like a year or so. Whoops. So I’d like to just catch up on all my books from 2019. You read that right. I’m incredibly behind on these! But I thought I would update for my own sanity so when I thinkContinue reading “Oh Hi. Let’s Catch Up.”
Author Archives: Allison Abate
Brooklyn–Colm Toibin
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”
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”
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