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Book Review: Dating in Berlin – Tales of Modern Love and Relationships
A refreshing online dating manifesto that smashes our fairy-tale expectations of love and primes us to recognize red flags and narcissists. “I’m not everyone’s shot of whisky. But I hope you have learned something from it, and from my mistakes.” Lulu Johnson Do we need another book on how to manage the trials and tribulations […]
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Book Review: Just Another Meat-Eating Dirtbag – A Graphic Memoir
Using the charm of graphic memoir, this Trojan “tofu horse” of romp and reality elevates how we talk about love, war, and eating meat. Michael is a young war vet who had a rough time re-entering civilian life. After finding his purpose through a weirdly insightful dating class, he meets Coconut, the love of his […]
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Book Review: Enough – A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood
A powerful memoir that confronts the scars of sexual abuse, familial separation, and mental illness as the author emerges into motherhood. Content warning: bipolar disorder, rape, relationship abuse, substance abuse, suicidal ideation. The word “enough,” when attached to certain situations, can leave one feeling either unfulfilled or perfectly content. In the span of one person’s […]
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“Reader, I married…my book.”
On reading Praying with Jane Eyre as a sacred text. Dearest reader, Have you ever read or owned a book—or series—that, when the weather hits just right, or the anniversary of when this book first meant something more to you looms near, you pick up for the hundredth time in its lifespan on your shelf […]