It would be impossible to talk about this book without first talking about my own mixed feelings with my culture. I’ve always been a bit self-conscious about my upbringing. I grew up in a mostly white neighborhood and in the schools I attended, there were very few Filipinos. I was never taught Tagalog (the language […]
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I love this book. You heard me, I love The Secret History by Donna Tartt. (Spoilers ahead!) I’d actually read this book a couple years ago when a dear friend lent it to me during the pandemic. Back then, when I asked what it was about, her only explanation was “You should read it. It’s
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^And by that, I mean that everyone should read this book. This is one of the fundamental ideas that Elizabeth Gilbert explores in Big Magic, that indeed, everyone, whether they like it or not, is creative. More so, you can choose to live a creative life. The book explores all aspects of creativity and how
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I’d always been curious about “I’m Glad My Mom Died” and with a title like that, how could you not be? Like most people my age, the other part of my curiosity was fueled by my familiarity with Jennette’s character, Sam, from iCarly. It was one of the few shows I’d really enjoyed as a
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Yeah, I mean it. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler should be a classic. Below are some of thoughts on the book so fair warning that some *spoilers* lie ahead. When I first read this book, I was convinced that it had just been published, as recently as last year. However, when I flipped onto the
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