'Her aspirations must of necessity be ridiculous, her very woes become comic, and all because of that fifty or sixty pounds of unnecessary flesh.'—Review #258| booksongif.substack.com
'The world had whispered its rules to him for his whole life and he refused to listen, hearing instead a higher order.'—Review #251| booksongif.substack.com
'Maybe you won't be a slave, but you won't be free.'—Review #250| booksongif.substack.com
Family, legacy and generational trauma + my classic novel reading goal for 2024| marthasmonthly.substack.com
'Pedro Páramo' by Juan Rulfo, 'Pisti, 80 Rue de Belleville' by Estelle Hoy and 'The Employees' by Olga Ravn—Review #233| booksongif.substack.com
'At one time, she was very sure; the idea had felt right, and that was the important thing.'—Review #224| booksongif.substack.com
'Down the Drain' by Julia Fox, 'A Coin in Nine Hands' by Marguerite Yourcenar and 'Kappa' by Ryunosuke Akutagawa — Review #223| booksongif.substack.com
'What good was a life of struggle with no guarantee of heaven?'—Review #220| booksongif.substack.com