josie de la torreBook Review: Where the Crawdads Sing“Female fireflies draw in strange males with dishonest signals and eat them; mantis females devour their own mates. Female insects, Kya…Jun 3Jun 3
josie de la torreHow to Reduce Book Waste and Increase LiteracyAs someone with a passion for sustainability and reading, I have donated many books I had previously owned and found buying secondhand…May 8May 8
josie de la torreBook Review: Shanghai Girls“We’re told that men are strong and brave, but I think women know how to endure, accept defeat, and bear physical and mental agony much…Apr 10Apr 10
josie de la torreBook Review: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane“One mistake can change the course of your life. You can never return to your original path or go back to the person you were.” — Lisa See…Feb 12Feb 12
josie de la torreBook Review: Circe“Then I learned that I could bend the world to my will, as a bow is bent for an arrow. I would have done that toil a thousand times to keep…Feb 61Feb 61
josie de la torreBook Review: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine“There are scars on my heart, just as thick, as disfiguring as those on my face. I know they’re there. I hope some undamaged tissue…Feb 62Feb 62
josie de la torreBook Review: Crying in H Mart“Food was how my mother expressed her love. No matter how critical or cruel she could seem — constantly pushing me to meet her intractable…Feb 6Feb 6
josie de la torreBook Review: Little Fires Everywhere“All her life, she had learned that passion, like fire, was a dangerous thing. It so easily went out of control. It scaled walls and jumped…Feb 6Feb 6
