by Haleigh DeRocher | Sep 28, 2021 | Book Reviews, Bookish Lifestyle
Some Banned Classics for Banned Books Week Did you know that this week (9/26-10/2) is Banned Books Week? The purpose of Banned Books Week is to highlight current and historical attempts in the US to censor books in schools and libraries. I’m taking it a slightly...
by Haleigh DeRocher | May 25, 2021 | Book Reviews, Bookish Lifestyle
A Polemic Against Cancel Culture in the Book Community A Polemic Against Cancel Culture in the Book Community Cancel Culture, or “Accountability Culture” as it’s proponents like to call it, is a movement that capitalizes on public shaming: Ostracism...
by Haleigh DeRocher | Apr 24, 2020 | Book Reviews
Some Non-Fiction Book Recommendations I have read a few lovely non-fiction books lately. Each of these books provided me with much needed encouragement, but in different areas of life. A good non-fiction book just can’t be beat, and is sometimes just what the...
by Haleigh DeRocher | Apr 10, 2020 | Book Reviews
Review: Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy “Meanwhile, the trees were just as green as before; the birds sang and the sun shone as clearly now as ever. The familiar surroundings had not darkened because of her grief.” Tess of the...
by Haleigh DeRocher | Mar 16, 2020 | Book Reviews
Review: Summer by Edith Wharton “These things were hers; they had passed into her blood, and become part of her, they were building the child in her womb; it was impossible to tear asunder strands of life so interwoven.” I’ve decided that now when...
by Haleigh DeRocher | Mar 5, 2020 | Book Reviews
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton “I had the sense that the deeper meaning of the story was in the gaps.” I own more copies of Ethan Frome than any other book, and I can easily say it’s my favorite novella I’ve ever read. But I also feel like...
