Book Review: Beloved

BELOVED| Toni Morrison 06.08.04 (First published 09.1987) | Vintage Rating: 5/5 stars Sethe was born a slave. Born into a life where her own mother did not nurse her. Born into a life she knew one day she would need to escape. Eighteen years have passed since the day she decided to run away from … Continue reading Book Review: Beloved →

Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles

THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES | Agatha Christie 04.30.2019 (First published 10.1920) | Vintage Rating: 4/5 stars Meet Hercule Poirot: A detective and Belgian refugee of the Great War who has settled in England near Styles Court, the sprawling estate of his wealthy, elderly benefactress, Emily Inglethorp. When Emily’s body is found the authorities believe … Continue reading Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles →

Book Review: Station Eleven

STATION ELEVEN | Emily St. John Mandel 09.09.2014 | Vintage Rating: 4/5 stars Arthur Leander thought it was just like any other night as he walked on stage to perform in King Lear until a heart attack took his life. A young actress, Kirsten Raymonde, looked on as the world around her changed. This was … Continue reading Book Review: Station Eleven →

Book Review: Killers of the Flower Moon

KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON | David Grann 04.18.2017 | Vintage Rating: 4/5 stars The Osage Nation in Oklahoma struck it rich in the 1920s when oil was discovered beneath their land. The people of this nation were each given a portion of the wealth and soon the land was filled with chauffeured automobiles, mansions, … Continue reading Book Review: Killers of the Flower Moon →