Category: Reviews
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Book Review: The Watery Part of the World by Michael Parker
The Watery Part of the World by Michael Parker This is a book where the subject matter and the writing style align beautifully. Parker’s sleepy prose evokes the ocean so well that I often wondered if it was intentional…moments before I dozed off. This is in no way a reflection of the book’s somnolence; the…
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Book Review: Sybil Exposed
Sybil Exposed: The Extraordinary Story Behind the Famous Multiple Personality Case by Debbie Nathan It’s no secret that I love psychology — pop or otherwise. After Professor Levine‘s abnormal psychology class I began to thing more critically about the books I had once love (Girl, Interrupted, Prozac Nation). Chief among the offenders was Sybil. A classic…
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Loving on Valentine’s Day
In honor of Valentine’s Day I thought that I’d share a few things that I’ve been loving recently. Because the number of books I’ve enjoyed would be far too large for a single post*, these favorites are primarily food and beauty related. Bunheads First up, a television show that has quickly made its way to…
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Mourning the loss
When e-readers first came out I was among their loudest critics. How could they possibly simulate holding a book? Wouldn’t reading on a device take away the essential “readingness” of the experience? During my freshman year at Kenyon, a student was selling a brand new kindle for about half-price; I took this as a sign that…
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Sunday Reads: February 3, 2013
Blog Post: 3 Steps to Defining Your Personal Brand: I’ve been thinking a lot about what I will do after graduation and this article was the perfect inspiration to start re-working my personal brand. Of course it’s all easier said than done but by starting early I hope I’ll get ahead in the long run.…
The Library of Alexandra 