April 2021 Book Recap
The best part of being so behind in my monthly reviews? The chance to review and remember the time spent inside each book—some of them more memorable than others. I know I’ll be revisiting *Recollections of My Nonexistence* again soon.
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*Recollections of My Nonexistence* by Rebecca Solnit (NF) // [Feminism; memoir: “When I read, I ceased to be myself, and this nonexistence I pursued and devoured like a drug." Absolutely gorgeous, will read again.]
*All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation* by Rebecca Traister (NF) // [Feminism; history: *Good and Mad* by Traister was excellent, and so is this—fascinating topic, even if you’re not single.]
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*Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness* by Susannah Cahalan (NF) // [Memoir; psychology: Haven’t seen the movie, but the book was wild and unsettling. A tale of survival.]
*The Push* by Ashley Audrain (F) // [Thriller; suspense: Parts of this book are my literal worst nightmare.]
*Men Without Women* by Haruki Murakami (F) // [Short stories; Asian Lit: Very Murakami-esque: etherial, haunting, and soothing at the same time with lots of ennui.]
*Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction* by Grady Hendrix (NF) // [History; horror: So much fun and quite often chuckle-inducing. I will read everything Grady writes.]
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*The Collected Schizophrenias* by Esmé Weijun Wang (NF) // [Essays; memoir: Not quite what I was expecting, although still interesting.]
*Made for Love* by Alissa Nutting (F) // [Humor; sci-fi: Nutting is endlessly entertaining and pretty far out there. The HBO adaptation was not too bad.]
*Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning* by Cathy Park Hong (NF) // [Essays; memoir: Hyper personalized and all over the place in a mostly compelling way.]
*We Sold Our Souls* by Grady Hendrix (F) // [Horror; music: Fun, classic campy slasher horror packed with retro vibes and a dash of humor, aka, all of Hendrix’s books.]
*Horrorstör* by Grady Hendrix (F) // [Horror; humor: Basically haunted IKEA with lots of boogers, blood, and gore.]
*Difficult Women* by Roxane Gay (F) // [Short stories; feminism: Went into this thinking it was nonfiction like the other Roxane Gay books I’d read. I was wrong.]
*Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life* by Lulu Miller (NF) // [Science; autobiography: Okay mix of history and memoir with some problem areas.]
