THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE END OF YOUR LIFE BOOK CLUB – WILL SCHWALBE

  I feel like this book has been kicking around on the periphery of my reading since it first came out about a decade ago. I’ve always been a bit interested in it, but also a bit nervous about the “end of your life” part. It popped up in my library catalogue though, and I READ MORE

BOOK REVIEW | I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI – BAEK SE-HEE

  I was fascinated by this book when I first found out about it. It’s a simple concept – a young woman who is suffering from a non-specific, pervasive malaise seeks help from a therapist and records her sessions. She starts off uncertain about many things – why she feels how she does, how others READ MORE

BOOK REVIEW | ON CRITICAL RACE THEORY – VICTOR RAY

  I remember the first time I heard the term “critical race theory.” It wasn’t clear in that first exposure what it meant and whether it was bad or good, the only thing I took away from it was that there were a lot of people who seemed very upset by it, and I didn’t READ MORE

THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THIS BRIGHT FUTURE – BOBBY HALL

  This book. Man, this book. I went into this a bit curious, but not really expecting much. For those of you who don’t know, Bobby Hall is also known as Logic, one of the most successful, influential and respected rap artists of past couple of decades. He’s known for his lyrical skills and being READ MORE

THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE EXTRA ORDINARY LIFE OF FRANK DERRICK, AGED 81 – J.B MORRISON

  I enjoyed reading The Reading List, and decided I wanted something else that had some serious topics in it, but mixed in with some humour and heartwarming moments. I’ve also been meaning to read some of the books on my TBR featuring older protagonists, as I fully support more books getting published about this READ MORE

THE SUNDAY REVIEW | STRANGERS TO OURSELVES – RACHEL AVIV

  Unlike many early readers of this book, I hadn’t heard of Rachel Aviv, who is a writer for The New Yorker. This book is her first, and it traces her own experiences as, at that time, the youngest child to ever be diagnosed with anorexia (she was six). From this she moves on to READ MORE

RELEASE DAY REVIEW | HOW NOT TO DROWN IN A GLASS OF WATER – ANGIE CRUZ

  If you enjoy books that draw you deeply into the mind of one character, this book is for you. If you enjoy books that show you both the attributes and flaws of a character in equal measure, again, this is a book for you. If you want to learn about the experiences of immigrants, READ MORE

THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE – CHERIE JONES

  Another book from my group for the quarterfinals of judging for the BookTube Prize, How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House is an interesting novel that managed to surprise me. I expected a mystery, with a few unexpected twists and turns and with a tropical backdrop. I was interested in it, and was pleased READ MORE