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In America, being called “thin” is a complement; you don’t ask questions like “was it the black girl or the white girl?”; you say “I’m not sure” instead of “I don’t know”. These are the fine-grained, subtle nuances of American culture that Adichie reveals in her powerful and down-to-earth novel, Americanah. Americanah is a love story, but …
Paul Acampora’s I Kill a Mockingbird must make famous authors everywhere proud; something about its playful, teasing remarks seems like something out of The Fault in Our Stars, the novel pays homage to Harper Lee’s American classic, To Kill a Mockingbird, and the book’s three main characters, Lucy, Elena and Michael, are somewhat of a “Harry-Hermione-Ron” or “Percy-Annabeth-Grover” fixture from …
Sunglasses? Check. Swimsuit? Check. Books? Summer isn’t just about ice cream and tanlines — it’s a great opportunity to read for pleasure without the stress of grades. From rich novels about love spanning continents to spine-tingling mysteries you’ll devour in one sitting, here are some books you should tune into this summer: #1 book overall, for …
I finished My Beloved World over a week ago when I was on a plane ride to Aruba, but I have been putting off writing a review because, frankly, I am not quite sure where to begin. Nothing that I write will do this book justice. My Beloved World is a memoir by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. It …
With the holiday season rolling around, the annual gift shopping once again commences! Gift shopping is often tiring and costly (we’ve all been there), but this year, it doesn’t have to be. Everyone can take pleasure in the gift of a great book. There are many fantastic books out there, so there’s something for everything. It’s …
When I purchased Code Name Verity, I actually did not know I was purchasing it — it came wrapped in pretty wrapping paper with a note on it that said, “Read This Book If You Have Enjoyed: The Book Thief, We Were Liars and Gone Girl” (for anyone who’s wondering, this adorable gift was from Book Culture in NYC! Check out …