A few weeks ago my cousin sent me a text telling me she was sending me a book and to not take the title offensively. Seeing that it was called You’re Going to Die Alone (& Other Excellent News) when I unwrapped it certainly made me laugh and I can understand her text more. Well, not offended. If anything, me and Devrie are alike in many, many ways.
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Book Review: The Minds of Bill Milligan by Daniel Keyes
I don’t know that this non-fiction book by Daniel Keyes is something I would have ever read in the past were it not for an intriguing trailer for a new Tom Holland-led show on Apple+. But I am thankful to that trailer, because it led me to one of the most whacky true stories I have ever heard! The Minds of Billy Milligan captured me in a similar way to the fictionalized Chernobyl storytelling did.
Read moreBook Review: Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
Back when I watched the film adaptation of Jessica Bruder’s novel Nomadland, I really ended up liking it a lot. In fact, I was so taken by it that I was a little shocked when my cousin told me she didn’t enjoy it! She recommend that I read Bruder’s novel to see what I was missing, so that’s what I did.
Read moreBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup – Book Review
The New York Times journalist John Carreyrou delivered a story so crazy I almost couldn’t believe it was real. Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford sophomore dropout, managed to dupe a large part of the world with the promise of revolutionary healthcare. Blood testing to be more specific. Given how recently everything fell apart for her, I’m sort of shocked this scandal was never on my radar. I worked in healthcare for crying out loud! In finance, but still.
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