“In my heart I know the truth, but my mind cannot accept the reality of what this all means.” - Loung Ung #5stars...

#5stars #chaingangallstars “A home is an origin story. A home is a thing to carry. A home is a wild field of energy that floods floods...

#5stars #minorfeelings #cathyparkhong Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong is a monumental and vital novel that reflects the identity of an...

#5stars #bookreview #Citizen I only picked up Citizen by Claudia Rankine in my third week at CSSSA. Both Meg and Rosa had both...

#barbie #gretagerwig #5stars "I want to be part of the people that make meaning not the thing that is made." - Barbie I, along with the...

#5stars #dune #bestbookever “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real...

#bookreview #5stars #thenickelboys “To forbid the thought of escape, even that slightest butterfly thought of escape, was to murder one's...

#bookreview #thesympathizer #5stars The Sympathizer by Viet Nguyen is a fictional confession of a nameless man who is half French and...

#bookreview #humanacts #5stars Human Acts by Han Kang and translated by Deborah Smith was a surprise read. The first chapters of the book...

#bookreview #thestranger #5stars The Stranger by Albert Camus is a strange book. It is a simple story of a man named Meursault in Algeria...

#bookreview #amonstercalls #5stars A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness is a book where a boy named Conor finds reconciliation with himself....

#bookreview #whyweswim #5stars Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui is a great book explaining why humans swim (obviously). She explores swimming...

#bookreview #becoming #5stars Becoming is about Michelle's whole life. Michelle as a kid gets piano lessons from her aunt, goes to...