“Being pretty-minded is simply the natural state for most people. They want to be vapid and lazy and vain . . . and selfish. It only takes a twist to lock in that part of their personalities.”
Review: Pretties
Review: Song of Solomon
“It's a bad word, 'belong.' Especially when you put it with somebody you love ... You can't own a human being.” ~ Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon
Review: The Bluest Eye
“Each member of the family in his own cell of consciousness, each making his own patchwork quilt of reality—collecting fragments of experience here, pieces of information there.” ~ Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
Review: Agnes Grey
“If happiness in this world is not for me, I will endeavour to promote the welfare of those around me, and my reward shall be hereafter,” Anne Bronte
Review: Less
"'Strange to be almost fifty, no? I feel like I just understood how to be young.' 'Yes! It's like the last day in a foreign country. You finally figure out where to get coffee, and drinks, and a good steak. And then you have to leave. And you won't ever be back.'" ~ Andrew Sean Greer, Less
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Novellas/Short Stories
This one was a bit tougher to come up with than some of the others. But it was a fun challenge nonetheless.
Review: Gilead
“This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.”
Review: The Sympathizer
"Don't you see that Americans need the anti-American? While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also better to be hated than ignored."
Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Red, White, and Blue Covers
Thank you to That Artsy Reader Girl for a fun Top Ten Tuesday!
July TBR
July is a surprisingly nonfiction-heavy month for us both... with a healthy dose of fantasy, of course.
Lit Lens 