My Journey Through Words, Books, and Cultures
June is a dangerously beautiful month. Flowers are in full bloom, the days stretch past 8pm, and my favorite summer fruit – strawberries – finally return. Summer is the season when it feels like anything is possible. As the month has progressed, I’ve felt my anxiety gradually slip away. If contentment is something worth striving…
My review of Milkteeth by Caitlin Starling, a vampire horror novella exploring motherhood, labor, and bodily transformation.
My May reading recap: reflections on the month and short reviews of the novels I read this month.
A review of Boulder by Eva Baltasar, a lyrical and incisive novel about freedom, motherhood, desire, and the limits of domestic life.
A vampire novel with little bite.
My April reading recap: reflections on the month and short reviews of gothic, literary, and unsettling novels I read in April.
Sátántangó is a bleak and darkly comedic portrayal of how isolation can lead to profound alienation, desperation, and susceptibility to manipulation.
Trauma runs deep in the waters of the Paraguaçu river and the Silva family.
Here’s a look at the books we’ve read so far in my French book club and whether I’d recommend them.
A literary review of The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai, exploring apocalypse, social collapse, and authoritarian control.