I read this on the subway while thinking about the likelihood of getting trapped underground. So peak Me.
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I read this on the subway while thinking about the likelihood of getting trapped underground. So peak Me.
This book is a true distillation of the human experience.
Everyone who has or has had parents should read this graphic novel. So everyone.
This poem made me emotional. It feels so familiar. These questions and thoughts run through my head most days. Thank you, Vivek Shraya, for putting words to this feeling.
"Haven't you gone to India and just stood among your relatives and listened to their stories and felt like... I don't know, like you wanted to tell more people?"
RE dating: "But life doesn't often spell things out for you or give you what you want exactly when you want it, otherwise it wouldn't be called life, it would be called vending machine."
When you love a book so much that you hug it. And take lipstick cues from the cover.
I'm upset that I haven't used "GO HOME, RODGER" more often.
"Unable to can: For when 'I can't' doesn't do the job."
"Wall-slide: When something happens that renders you unable to talk about your feelings, so all you can do is just slide down a wall. Think of most Lifetime movies."
"Summagoat: Because sometimes folks acts like they're the spawn of goats. Also, sometimes 'son of a bitch' feels too harsh."
If side-eye were a book, it would be this book. 😒
Vacation reading 😎
"Having a sister is better than being eaten."
"Being around you is better than being roasted by a dragon."
Really enjoyed learning about this Russian fairytale character.
This is a great book to read during this debate season. And always, if you are a woman in the world. Glad this copy from the library has been so well-loved.
This one could sit alongside other tales about Great Journeys. Topher, Steve, and Brand's quest to see Ms. Bixby is as epic as the trek to Mordor or the Land of Oz. It reminded me in some ways of Stand By Me as well.
This ENTIRE page, but specifically, "Immigrants never take this country for granted."
"If you don't like reality, cast it differently."
Why I love comedy, especially in the books I read for pleasure and publish. Comedy has the potential to open minds.
Fourth of July/Vacation Reading: Humorous and insightful meditations on what it means to be a person of color in America.
Love this! A glossary for each character. Not just the bilingual character.
"'If I had one son & one daughter & could only educate one of them, I would educate my daughter. You know why? A girl without an education has no power; she is always at the mercy of others.'" My dad used to say the same thing to me growing up. I, too, feel like "the luckiest girl in the world." ❤️
