Four star review, originally posted here on August 20, 2024. It took me a few attempts to get started on this book, which was gifted to me. It is clear at the very beginning that this book was not written by a professional writer. That’s fine; it’s a holocaust memoir, so I’m not going to … More Goodreads Review: Together: A Journey for Survival by Ann Arnold
Three star review, originally posted here on August 20, 2024. I hadn’t heard of this book before, but it was listed very high on a Goodreads list of best memoirs. I love a good memoir, and this one had promise. From its placement on the list, and the other books around it, I was expecting … More Goodreads Review: Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
I was in Toronto last weekend, and had a little bit of free time to potentially cram in a museum visit for my 2024 Museum Visit resolution. Obviously, the most important museum in Toronto is the Hockey Hall of Fame, but I saw that the last time I was in town. Next up would be … More Museum Review: Museum of Illusions Toronto
We’re halfway through the year, and when I took stock of my progress on my new years’ resolutions, I had mixed results. I’ve been right on track with visiting and reviewing enough museum for my “visit and review museums” resolution, but I noticed that I’d barely made it to any of the museums that I … More Museum Review: The National Building Museum
Three star review, originally posted here: It’s tough to believe that this book was written by the same person who wrote Cold Mountain. It’s not that Nightwoods is terrible; it’s just kind of there. Whereas Cold Mountain was absolutely incredible. Cold Mountain had so much to say. It was so imaginative and so thought-provoking, with … More Goodreads Review: Nightwoods by Charles Frazier
Four star review, originally posted here on June 30th, 2024. I’m not sure if books can get much more niche than this. A couple months ago I was in London, and our very last act as tourists was to stop by the Sir John Soane Museum. We didn’t really know what we were getting into … More Goodreads Review: At Home with the Soanes: Upstairs, Downstairs in 19th Century London by Susan Palmer
We’re almost halfway through the year, and so I figured it would be a good idea to check in on my progress for this years’ new years resolutions. I know most people maybe come up with 1 or 2 resolutions per year, then halfheartedly give up on them like a week later. But not I! … More 2024 NY Resolutions Check-in
This is going to be a mini-review for a mini-museum. I was just thinking, “Oh man, I haven’t been to a museum in a while, which means I’m slacking on my new year’s resolution to visit more museums!” I was thinking of what I might be able to cram in sometime soon, but honestly wasn’t … More Museum Review: Gaithersburg Community Museum
Two star review, originally posted here on June 19th, 2024. Another instance where I dip my toe into the waters of popular literature only to get burned. I dunno, everyone loved this book, it was nominated for reader awards, it sounded like a plot I would have fun getting lost in, etc. I wasn’t expecting … More Goodreads Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Two star review, originally published here on June 19th, 2024. I have a confession: I was very tempted to lie here. There was a point where I was not finished with the book yet, but fully intended to just mark this as read, leave a bad review, and move on. There’s no reason why I … More Goodreads Review: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Helga without the H 