Look, I’ll be frank: I couldn’t put this book down. There is a mature magic to Aimee Bender’s The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake that took me by surprise. IContinue readingPilgrim and a Piece of Cake
It’s Heartbreaking, I Know
I started reading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers just a few days after the Fourth of July. I read most of it on the T, oftenContinue readingIt’s Heartbreaking, I Know
Heart to the Slaughter
Crash, bang went her heart. I woke up this morning before my alarm because I went to sleep around 11 last night. Exhausted and upset, I had turned to sleepContinue readingHeart to the Slaughter
Eat, Meditate, Speak Italian
So I finished reading Eat, Pray, Love… but before I share my point of view on Elizabeth Gilbert’s spiritual/travel memoir of her journey to find pleasure, devotion, and balance onContinue readingEat, Meditate, Speak Italian
Don’t Come in Here; I’m Reading Naked
“I had spent years refinishing…I always vowed I’d never do it again, but that’s the problem with having a skill: once you swear it off, you know you’re stuck withContinue readingDon’t Come in Here; I’m Reading Naked