I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 quarantine lasts. Here are the ones I read this past week. DAY 24: THE IDIOT I re-read Elif Batuman's acclaimed novel, The Idiot, because my friend had mentioned adding it to her Kindle—and by the end, wasn't impressed. It's not that I ... Read More
On Fear + Flower Porn
This past week has been especially dreary. I'm restless, and no matter how hard I try to sleep off the inner imbalance, I can't: somehow, my body is bearing the brunt of this nameless stress. I knew it wasn't cabin fever (I'm a homebody at heart), and the stormy weather couldn't be blamed entirely ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: I Love Dick + Other Things (Week 3)
Three weeks in and I'm still reading one book every day during this COVID-19 quarantine. DAY 15: I LOVE DICK I'm not sure why I waited to long to read Chris Kraus's half-fiction, half-memoir, I Love Dick, except that I was either prudish or sheepish about reading such bold a title outside the ... Read More