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‘Shelter’ a Harrowing Story You Won’t Soon Forget

June 29, 2016 by Allison Hiltz 9 Comments

Shelter by Jung Yun

If you don't have Shelter by Jung Yun on your reading list yet, add it now because it's going to be big (plus she's a #30Authors contributor!). I'd like to say you heard it here first, but Sarah at Sarah's Bookshelves and the New York Times beat me to it. It's a harrowing novel that explores the difficulties in escaping a heartbreaking past, the hidden resentments … [Read more...]

‘Gilead’ – A Book to Make You Ponder Life

May 31, 2016 by Allison Hiltz 10 Comments

gilead by marilynne robinson

When I first read the synopsis for Gilead, I almost passed it over because it sounded so religious. I'm not one to shy away from religious books but they don't rank on my list of favorites. So, when I came across a review that said this is the perfect religious book for the non-religious, I was intrigued, if skeptical. It turns out the review was right. … [Read more...]

Sixteen Writers On Not Having Kids

December 28, 2015 by Allison Hiltz 20 Comments

Sixteen Writers On Not Having Kids

It is a truth universally acknowledged that not wanting kids makes you a horrible person. Okay, that's not exactly how the line goes and not wanting kids certainly doesn't mean there's something wrong with you, but society does have a tendency to stigmatize those, especially women, who don't want to push out a child and raise it for decades to come. This stigma is ludicrous, of … [Read more...]

OCD: My Personal Journey and a Book Review

April 27, 2015 by Allison Hiltz 24 Comments

I have OCD, and I don't mean the neat-freak kind, I mean the real kind. I walk on sidewalks in palindromes, have routines for setting my alarms that I have to start over if anyone talks, snores, or if the minute changes, and had a serious issue with a pull-chain light growing up. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I believe in a left and right sock and must, must, … [Read more...]

‘Freedom’ – My First Frazen (Book Review)

December 15, 2014 by Allison Hiltz 19 Comments

Before I even begin to review this book, let me preface it with the fact that I don't know much about Jonathan Franzen other than he can be controversial. I had been warned by many that they dislike the authors so much that they can't or won't read the book, but I had no such scruples and am glad I didn't bother to do any research before starting Freedom because I … [Read more...]

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