Currently Reading

On this page you can check out what I’m currently reading. I’d also encourage you to check out my Goodreads page, which has plenty of long, thorough lists about a wide range of subjects. You can also head over to the Library Section of my blog to find reading lists, link roundups, and more!

Valerie's bookshelf: currently-reading

Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
tagged: currently-reading, memoir, and nature

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Valerie's bookshelf: feminism

The Rules Do Not Apply
really liked it
This book is horrifying and incredible... read in one afternoon. Have to admit the promise of tragedy pulled me in; but I think the writer knew that because she leads with the promise of it, basically... it feels terrible to be entertain...
tagged: feminism and memoir
Vox
liked it
Vox
I read this in two nights; it’s gripping & you want to find out what happens. The climax is a bit anti climactic. And, I had to take away stars because this really is just the handmaids tale retold in 2018. I think language is such a coo...
tagged: giveaways-won and feminism
Riot Days
really liked it
tagged: feminism, heritage, and memoir
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More
it was amazing
tagged: feminism, memoir, and books-by-women-book-club
Women's Words: The Feminist Practice of Oral History
really liked it
All of these articles (chapters) are very good & still relevant & I’ll be citing it a ton in my thesis. But it needs a better title or something... it’s mostly if not completely comprised of pieces about specific projects and very highly...
tagged: feminism, biography, writing, and mlis-thesis

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Valerie's bookshelf: favorites

In Other Words
it was amazing
tagged: writing, memoir, travel, in-translation, and favorites
The Idiot
it was amazing
tagged: favorites
French Milk
it was amazing
This is the least developed of Lucy Knisley's books, in terms of cohesive narrative (and it's the only one in black and white, with more crude/simplistic drawings), yet somehow I think it's my favorite. She perfectly captures the beauty,...
tagged: graphic-novels, travel, food, memoir, and favorites
The White Album
it was amazing
tagged: favorites

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