Victoria Brown
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pulled pork sandwhich enthusiant. museum supporter. sometimes a writer.
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club
I really, really wanted to love this novel. I ended up just liking it a lot. I still gave it four stars on Goodreads, though. It is such an important novel telling such an important story, and I think anyone with a heart and interest in historical Sapphic novels would love it.
By Victoria Brown3 years ago in Geeks
Normal People
Sally Rooney’s Normal People was not a novel I wanted to like. Call me a cliché, but I don’t like falling for things that are popular simply because they are popular on social media. I don’t want to be seen as a conformist, I want to be taken seriously based on my own thoughts and merit. But, pride aside, I’m glad I gave this novel another try based on a recommendation. Normal People destroyed my heart, and now has the honor of being the only book to make me cry. Marianne and Connell’s relationship seemingly put three years of my life into words, causing my heart to ache at every similar moment. I can now see why Normal People is popular from both a literary standpoint and an emotions based one. Marianne and Connell’s relationship is so deep and is able to withstand years and distance due to the lack of understanding and depth they have with other people in their lives, and because of their complex relationship and innermost thoughts, people fall towards the novel and find parts of themselves in it.
By Victoria Brown3 years ago in Geeks
June '22 Reads
Another six book month, although I felt in sort of a rut this month. It took me a while to finish them all – I start multiple books at a time so I don’t get bored – and I DNF’d (Did Not Finish) my first book of 2022. Sorry, Bubble in the Sun! Overall, I did enjoy my June reads and my star average for all six was 3.7 out of 5, which seems to be on par for me.
By Victoria Brown3 years ago in Geeks
You Know Me Well & The Fragility of Friendship
My first new read of 2022. And yes, of course, it’s another YA book. What can I say? I like what I like. Or maybe, just maybe, I’m still drawn to the genre because I’m still holding onto something that could have been, that was never truly there.
By Victoria Brown4 years ago in Geeks
Franny & Disillusionment
Franny. Oh, Franny, Franny, Franny. I read “Franny” – the first half of J. D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey – and I had to stop. Much like my heart ached for Salinger’s Holden Caulfield, my heart ached for Franny Glass, though in a different way. My heart ached for Holden and his anger and disillusionment with the world; a fictional crush spanning his decades and my years. A crush alive at twenty-one just like it was at sixteen. I’ve never stopped looking for a touch of Caulfield in every man I’ve encountered.
By Victoria Brown4 years ago in Geeks
A Little Something Different & What It Taught Me About Writing
I like to reread books, what can I say? I love reading about and buying books, but actually reading them is another story. Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org where your purchases support local bookstores. I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
By Victoria Brown4 years ago in Geeks
Little Fires Everywhere & The Complexity of the Mother-Daughter Relationship
Finally finished my first non-YA read of the year and it was a good one. Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org where your purchases support local bookstores. I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
By Victoria Brown4 years ago in Geeks
May '22 Reads
May was another hot and heavy reading month; although, this time, there were only five books conquered. I hit a slight reading slump, but I haven’t come to terms with the idea of “DNF’ing” books. On one hand, I applaud those who do, but on the other hand, I believe there’s something to be taken from every book read. Or rather, every piece of media consumed.
By Victoria Brown4 years ago in Geeks
April '22 Reads
I read six books in April, which, for most people, is a lot. More than some people read in a year. More than some people have read in years. And to be honest, I hadn’t read that much since high school, since before college – where I majored in English – took over, since before life took over. I was reading so much that there wasn’t time to write about each book I read. Or rather, I didn’t make time to write about each book.
By Victoria Brown4 years ago in Geeks
