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Film Review: Detachment (2015)

This is one of those times where a movie I’ve never heard of shows up on one…

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Some News and Site Updates

If you’re a returning reader, welcome. I hope you’ve been enjoying your experience on my website. If…

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Book Review: Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman (1995)

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman is a fantasy-fiction novel published in 1995 by Penguin. The story centres…

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Generational Trauma in Disney’s Moana, Frozen, Coco and Encanto

Over the last few years talk about generational, complex and developmental traumas have entered the landscape more…

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Book Review: Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner (2021)

Crying in H Mart is a memoir by Michelle Zauner, guitarist and singer in the band Japanese…

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Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde is a Masterpiece

Sister Outsider was published in 1984. It is a collection of personal essays by one of the…

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Book Review: No Longer Human, Osamu Dazai (1948)

Content Warning: This review and book contain mentions of assault, sexual abuse, death, suicide, misogyny, misanthropy, and…

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Book Review: East, West by Salman Rushdie (1998)

East West by Salman Rushdie is a short collection of fiction published in 1994. It centres the…