YasminWhen are the dead truly gone? — The Death of Ivan IlychToday, I read The Death of Ivan Ilych, Leo Tolstoy’s depressing account of a man’s life and death. Tolstoy narrates Ivan’s funeral first…Sep 26, 2020Sep 26, 2020
YasminAnother Type of Normal: Lessons from The Reason I JumpLast night, I woke up at 3 a.m. and couldn’t fall back asleep. As I usually do when this happens, I grabbed my iPad and read a book I had…Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
YasminWhat We Lose, Who We LoseLately, I’ve been into death. Not into death ITSELF, the way a serial killer is, but rather into the feelings, losses, and heartbreaks…Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020
YasminThe Savage Detectives by Roberto BolañoI started reading this novel in June, and finished it yesterday, Christmas Eve. While it is a tome, the novel only doubles the size of one…Dec 25, 2019Dec 25, 2019
YasminNotes From a Genius Man: A Review of Giovanni’s Room by James BaldwinI love writing. I always have. But sometimes the thought of writing is scary — not because writing itself terrifies me, but because the…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019
YasminA Game of Bridge: Pretense in Du Maurier’s Rebecca“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”. That’s how the book Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier begins, and it’s a sentence that sums up…Apr 13, 2019Apr 13, 2019