Pink Fiction Club

  This is yet another book I have decided to purchase after plenty of positive reviews on social media by accounts that I follow and whose opinion I respect and share. It was advertised as a wholesome, short book about humans and seemingly simple but rather profound human stories. After finally getting my hands on it, I was able to read it in two sittings, as it is a rather short book, but I enjoyed it for what it was. Although flawed in its final execution, this was a  wholesome story about second chances that we want but cannot always get, different kinds of relationships and love. Although at times I did feel like with ‘The Midnight Library’ in the sense that the story would be just a motivational ‘hang in there’ kind of message, Kawaguchi does offer more insight and depth than Haig. I also found the characters a lot more likable, as they were flawed and looking for second chances, only to find them in the most unexpected places and ways. We have a businesswoman coming bac...

  I have recently gotten more into reading the dark academia style of books, as I enjoyed the criticism of academic elitism as the exploration of the systems that allow some to join the elusive privileged groups that seem to run the show. While I really enjoyed Kuang’s ‘Babel’ (full review is on this blog), Donna Tartt’s ‘The Secret History’ did not sit well with me at all. Unfortunately, I struggled to even get through this novel and I simply cannot recommend it. I have read ‘The Goldfinch’ by the same author and while they share some flaws (that now I can see are probably just aspects of Tartt’s writing I do not like) I did find meaning and beauty. That is a lot more than what I can say for ‘The Secret History’ that I even included in my list of overrated books popular on bookstagram. The plot of the novel takes place in Hampden college, a small liberal college in New England. The surroundings are painstakingly described by the narrator, Richard Papen, newly arrived at the school...