It’s true that I’ve been reading books since I was a child, but my reading wasn’t always consistent. It became sporadic and sparse when I got to high school up until my first year of university because I was so dead-set on schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and socializing. Along the way, the idea that I couldn’t […]
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How does colonialism persist in the 21st century? What is Eurocentrism and how does it manifest? Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart may have been set in the past, but it offers up complex answers to these queries, which I’ll be exploring today in this book analysis! Warning: major spoilers ahead! If you want a spoiler-free review of
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My blog just turned one month old! To celebrate, I thought I’d do something really low-stakes for once and do the Book Blogger Newbie Tag. I first encountered the tag on The Bookaholic Dreamer, and thought it’s finally time to introduce my bookworm alter ego on a more personal level to you. Feel free to
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Are you new to the feminist movement and don’t know where to start? Are you already a feminist and want to read under-rated books on feminism? Then this article is all for you! Here, I discuss 4 non-fiction books that are excellent at educating people about feminism. People have countless misconceptions and prejudices against feminism
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Today’s the last day of March so I thought I’d do a round-up of all the books I read this month! March was such a good reading month. For one, I was able to read more books than in February (nothing can beat January), and I honestly wasn’t disappointed in any of the books I
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I put off reading self-help books for a long time because I couldn’t comprehend how something as simple as reading a book could change my mind, habits, and overall lifestyle. But girl, was I wrong. As I started reading, I quickly realized that indeed, self-help books won’t automatically make your life better. Instead, they give
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I’m a ho for Jane Austen, which is why I finally finished reading all 7 of her completed novels last January. I tried my best to rank them–as one naturally does–but really didn’t know how to. I was stumped, because each book deals with a different theme, heroine, hero, and ensemble of characters that made
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Last January, I went on a complete frenzy and read 18 books. The following month, however, I calmed down and relaxed with 6. Here are my short reviews for each of the books I read last February and as usual, I hope you can come away with ideas for your own to-be-read pile. Or at
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(This is a month late, but we’re going to quickly ignore that so that we can still discuss all these wonderful books. Woo!) I really wanted to start my reading year strong, but it seems like I went a tad overboard. Don’t feel any pressure to read as much as I did though, for my
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