I'm Judging You. Such a provocative title as no one likes to be judged or even to be considered judgemental. So to have author Luvvie Ajayi aka Awesomely Luvvie boldly proclaiming her judgement on life's peculiarities in her debut book, naturally I had to read this very insightful collection of essays especially as it had the … Continue reading I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
Tag: feminism
The House of the Spirits
I've had Isabel Allende's debut novel sitting on my shelf for about five years or so. I'd started to read it and then stopped a few pages in for reasons I can't remember. When I started reading it again, I half suspected I was going to give up on it again, but I persevered and soon … Continue reading The House of the Spirits
Americanah
I actually read this novel earlier this summer and admittedly I am very late the review but it such was a long awaited read that it would be a bit of a disservice not to review it especially as it was for me one of several reading highlights of 2014. Readers expecting another multi-layered epic novel like Half of … Continue reading Americanah
How To Be a Woman
Despite the shouty, superlative narrative, Caitlin Moran's 'part memoir, part rant' about womanhood is a very engaging and at times laugh-out-loud read. Moran's main objective is to drive home the fact that as women, we are brilliant, a fact we shouldn't feel the need to be apologetic for and that we should stop buying into things … Continue reading How To Be a Woman
