the lion tracker's guide to life | boyd varty notes: Laurens van der Post said of the lion’s roar that “it is to silence what the shooting star is to the night sky.” The unbroken stream of life that animates all things is supremely intelligent, and nothing in the wild needs a coach to help… Continue reading the lion tracker’s guide to life – boyd varty
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my sister, the serial killer – oyinkan braithwaite
my sister, the serial killer | oyinkan braithwaite The prose was so clean with its crisp rhythm and clear text. Far from lacking beauty in its simplicity, it allowed the poignancy to shine through even more for being so gorgeously unadorned. It makes sense that the murders were not described by gory messes, but by… Continue reading my sister, the serial killer – oyinkan braithwaite
lamb – christopher moore
lamb | christopher moore I came for the gloriously stupid humor, which flowed in abundance, and I stayed for the moments of equally hilarious profundity. Besides winning candy during Bible trivia night, my bygone years of Christianity have never served me so well as in the laugh-crying that came from getting all these jokes. Truly,… Continue reading lamb – christopher moore
yellowface – r. f. kuang
yellowface | r. f. kuang Topical issues and breezy, fast-paced reading aside, this book was a surprisingly vulnerable look into the lonely rat race of the publishing world. The ups and downs of writing—or any creative process—are intimately documented: this is the best work in the world and we are lucky to do it, not… Continue reading yellowface – r. f. kuang
wild swans – jung chang
wild swans | jung chang This book changed my life. I was born in China and grew up in Canada an only child. Jung Chang’s Wild Swans helped me better understand my mother, my family, the country we are all from, and ultimately myself. This, my favorite passage, revealed to me how profoundly not-alone I… Continue reading wild swans – jung chang
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