our book corner

Welcome to Our Book Corner! The intention for this blog is to have a little corner of the internet where we can share pieces of literature that we enjoyed, resonated with, laughed with, cried with, etc. 

Everyone is welcome in this blog and anyone is free to submit a post. But I would like to have an emphasis on books from diverse authors with diverse stories. Please share whatever you feel falls into that description.

Instructions for submissions:

Please Include Book Title and Author, a brief description, your thoughts, what you liked, what you didn't like, why do you recommend it (or don’t recommend), if you'd like to include a rating (1-5 hearts) use the tag for the corresponding rating (for example #/fourhearts) just so we can keep track of the reads. Spoilers are allowed but please put a warning as the title of your post!

Rules:

Since I want this to be a safe and welcoming little corner I ask that everyone be RESPECTFUL!!! Refer to be people by their stated pronouns or username. Any form of hateful speech will be blocked from the blog. Remember everyone has different opinions, let’s just be respectful. That doesn't mean there isn’t room for debates, but lets keep things civil! 

If you have any questions feel free to PM me or send in a question! This blog is always open!

First post of the blog!!

This book is by the author Carmen Maria Machado. It is a culmination of different stories of fictional women who are going to grief, self discovery, surviving, fear, etc. Every story is so unique and left either shocked, emotional, angry, or content. The stories emphasize the violence taken upon women’s bodies whether it is self inflicted or forced upon by outside forces. 

I recommend this book because I think there is at least one story in here that someone can either relate to or learn from. While I read it, I felt like I could look at my life as a story like the ones of these fictional women and I see and understand things that I didn’t before. I learned about the connection of my body and my mind and how they are odds with each other. I learned that no matter how many times you deny yourself from another person, they will always feel entitled to a part of you. 

I really liked that the stories were so different from each other and that there are parts where you are literally left with your jaw hanging. I loved that not every story has a likable protagonist but there is a bit in every character that I can relate to. There really isn’t anything I didn't like that I can think of at the moment.