William P. Young’s The Shack has had such a profound impact on me, and I knew immediately that this was a book I had to give a review on. It’s a powerful exploration of grief, faith, forgiveness, and healing.
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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover follows Lily Bloom, a determined young woman who is working to build a new life away from her troubled childhood.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. Be warned, the author’s beautiful use of words and metaphors throughout the entirety of this book will have you invested not only mentally but emotionally, just like it had me.
Tobias Wolff’s “Bullet in the Brain” is an exquisitely crafted short story that delves into themes of cynicism, memory, and the ephemeral nature of life.
I was skeptical about how much I would enjoy Splintered Magic. But as I turned the pages, I quickly realized that belief in magic is beside the point because life itself always finds ways to surprise us.
Rod Serling’s ability to weave complex emotions and topics into a short story showcases his talent as a storyteller and cements his legacy as one of the greatest of all time.
In The Accumulation of Waste: A Political Economy of Systemic Destruction, Ali Kadri has gone to great lengths to situate the reader amid a rhetoric of survival. He draws conscious reasoning from the insanity of economic production under late-stage capitalism.
Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography offers a remarkable insight into the life and philosophy of one of America’s founding figures.
I feel like back then certain stories were more of mysteries, their thinking was so brilliant.
I decided to read Waste by Brian Thill because I wanted to learn more about such an outstanding part of society. What is our role as young people in regulating waste, and how honest do we have to be to avoid evident and impending environmental and sociological disasters?
Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold takes place in a bijou back-street Tokyo café that allows its customers to time travel only under a few unusual and specific conditions, the main one that follows the title being that when a person travels back into time, they must finish their coffee before it gets cold.
This first volume sets the emotional tone for the rest of the series while asking powerful questions: Can we really change fate? And if we can’t, is it even worth trying?
