March Books 2023
Yes, I'm still reading The Secret History...
BOOKS
The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey with Angela Davis - 3.5/5 🪩
My mom and I chose this audiobook as our Black History Month buddy read (my mom was busy, so we had to push it back a bit). I really enjoyed the first half of the book because it was a stripped-back and unfiltered version of Mariah's story. However, it went downhill fast as soon as she started talking about how internet stans didn't exist at the beginning of her career. It started losing the authenticity and rawness that I admired in the beginning. By the third act, it sounded like a completely different book. I wasn't too familiar with Mariah's discography or any of the lore surrounding it, so I ate up all the mess. Also, the Nick Cannon situation only got like 30 seconds of discussion, which was a little disappointing. Extra half disco ball for the lyric integrations!
Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese - 3/5 🪩
I had to read this for my English class, and I didn't love it, but it's such an important read.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller - 4.5/5 🪩
I also had to read this for my page-to-screen class, and this is might be the best required reading I've ever had. This version had extra information about the context of the play, and I ate up the Salem witch trials info. Honestly, Arthur Miller's pen is insane; I was really on the edge of my seat reading this. Minus half a disco ball for the racism <3
Out-of-context GoodReads updates:
8% - the intro has a LOT going on
16% - the play just started and the racism is already overwhelming
16% - "slave sense" IM CRYING WHAT WEOGFIGNER
25% - abby is so misty from yellowjackets
44% - TEA
51% - not john forgot adultery hmmm
99% - onto act 3
99% - abby is SO crazy omg????????
90% - gonzalo STAYS doing the most like
60% - onto act 3
63% - notttt the girls are frauds... this is SO tea omg
79% - ELIZABETH NOOOOOOO
80% - Abigail is THE original gaslighter fr
81% - omg the groupies are SO annoying like step tf up
82% - not turning on proctor ????? omg mary...
85% - wait so tituba is ACC kind of a witch? lmao
93% - Elizabeth no :(((((
93% - "suspicion kissed you when i did." woah. arthur's pen is INSANE
97% - this is CRAZY
97% - the epilogue ?????? i'm DEAD
The Rest
Other books I read this month
Still Reading:
The Secret History by Donna Tart