Category: Book Reviews
Book reviews by Zena V, with an emphasis on literature and writers of colour, immigrant, women, LGBT+, neurodivergent and disabled literature.
Personally, I do also have a preference for the absurd, surreal, psychological and unique experiences.
Poetry: The Essential Emily Dickinson and Howl, Allen Ginsberg
Yes, this is an odd coupling to put together, but I reread both of these recently. What…
Book Review: Feel Free, Zadie Smith (2018)
Please excuse me as I give this blog writing thing another go. I posted a couple days…
Book Review: Down and Out in Paris and London, George Orwell (1933)
I wish I had good things to say about this book, especially as someone who was hugely…
Book Review: Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be, Nichole Perkins (2022)
Nichole Perkins is a podcaster that I had the privilege of listening to as per the recommendation…
Book Review: The Midnight Library, Matt Haig (2020)
I’m quite behind on my reads for the year. In February I had planned to read The…
Coraline by Neil Gaiman Twenty Years Later
Note:I started writing this January 7th of 2023 and published it on February 17th.It was held without…
Book Review: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong (2019)
I don’t tend to read reviews or long pieces on books before I’ve read them, so for…
Starting off the Year with Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams (1987)
I needed a light and silly read to start off the new year, so I picked up…