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A New York Tate of Mind
A New York Tate of Mind
In which this reader and explorer reviews books, muses on literary (and other) matters, and shares some of her adventures.
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My 1-5 rating system:
1 = I did not like it and would not recommend it.
2= It was fine. Read it if the subject matter interests you.
3 = I enjoyed it and would recommend it.
4 = I really liked it, and think you should read it!
5 = One of the best books I've read.
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Review: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
4/5 stars Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts, by Kate Racculia (2019) "The Westing Game meets the love child of the movies Ghost and Clue."...
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Aug 24, 20202 min read
Joy in the Time of Covid-19: Part 2
As of yesterday, August 11, I have been working from home, physically distancing from everyone but my immediate family, wearing a mask...
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Aug 11, 20203 min read
Review: The Starless Sea
1/5 stars (is generous) The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern (2019) I am so, so sad to report that I did not like this book. I loved...
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Aug 9, 20204 min read
Review: Exhalation
2/5 stars Exhalation: Stories, by Ted Chiang (2019) I didn't love this collection of stories, but I did really enjoy some of them, and...
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Jul 28, 20202 min read
Review: The Yellow House
4/5 stars The Yellow House, by Sarah M. Broom (2019) I finished this book about two weeks ago, but have been putting off writing about it...
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Jul 21, 20203 min read
Review: Girl, Woman, Other
3/5 stars Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernadine Evaristo (2019) There's something beautiful and unique about the way this book is both an...
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Jul 8, 20204 min read
Hamilton: Muse, Wife, & Whore
Hamilton: An American Musical. A brilliant piece of writing that is not without its flaws... I was lucky enough to have seen a touring...
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Jul 4, 20204 min read
Review: Ninth House
4/5 stars Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo (2019) Dark magic, secret societies at Yale with world-altering powers, murder, mystery & mayhem!...
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Jun 19, 20202 min read
Review: The Color of Law
4/5 stars The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein (2017) In The Color of...
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Jun 19, 20204 min read
Review: The Astonishing Color of After
2/5 stars The Astonishing Color of After, by Emily X.R. Pan (2018) TW: Suicide & Depression Magical realism, with a deep dive into a...
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Jun 11, 20202 min read
So You Want to READ About Race...
In light of the past weekend's unrest, and the past month's events, and the past centuries of systemic racism, I wanted to write a bit...
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Jun 1, 20204 min read
Review: Speak No Evil
2/5 stars Speak No Evil, by Uzodinma Iweala (2018) "A novel about the power of words and self-identification, about who gets to speak and...
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May 18, 20203 min read
Review: The Scribe of Siena
2/5 stars (for the shear enjoyment of mentally transporting me to back to beautiful Siena) The Scribe of Siena, by Melodie Winawer (2017)...
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May 16, 20203 min read
I Made That: Mini Book Store
(Some will have already seen this in a previous blog post, but I wanted to share all the process photos in one place as well!) Last year...
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May 7, 20201 min read
Review: Bellweather Rhapsody
4/5 stars Bellweather Rhapsody, by Kate Racculia (2014) Murder, trickery, twins, music, delusions, accidents, a dog, a wedding, crushes,...
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May 6, 20202 min read
Joy in the Time of COVID-19
When I'm not spending my time working, reading, or taking walks (Linear Park in Penfield, Highland Park cherry trees, Oxford St....
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Apr 30, 20203 min read
Review: Villains Series
4/5 stars The Villains Series - Vicious (2013), Warm Up (2013), and Vengeful (2018), by V.E. Schwab Warm up is a short story that goes...
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Apr 29, 20202 min read
Review: Disoriental
2/5 stars Disoriental, by Négar Djavadi (2016) Translated from the French by Tina Kover For Book Thieves, which meets to discuss the book...
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Apr 21, 20202 min read
Ukrainian Egg Time Lapse
While this blog started out as entirely literary-related/focused, I am now also using it as a place to not only talk about what I'm...
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Apr 19, 20201 min read
Reviews: The Yellow Wallpaper & Jaw
Over the past few days I read two short books - a short story (which I first read at Bard College in a class with one of my favorite...
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Apr 8, 20202 min read
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