Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Book Review): Unpopular Opinion

March 17, 2024.Reading time 17 minutes.

reader holding "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" by gabrielle zevin in one hand; she is positioned on a couch and you can see her legs up on the couch relaxing. she is wearing white socks and colourful slippers. in the background are two bookshelves, photos on the wall, and a box with records.

I’m giving “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” (Tx3) by Gabrielle Zevin 3 stars, out of five. Let’s see why.

Book Review (My Dark Vanessa)

December 6, 2022.Reading time 12 minutes.

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell explores victimhood, child abuse, and the decades of pain that accompany such a toxic relationship. In the novel, 42-year-old Jacob Strane grooms his 15-year-old English student until she is manipulated enough to fall into a decade-long affair with him. In this book review of My Dark Vanessa, I’ll explore the […]

The Best Books of 2022 (Book Reviews)

December 2, 2022.Reading time 11 minutes.

Six books that I’ve loved in 2022.

march: the month i faced my biggest fear

April 9, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Two years ago, Ali and I sat on the sofa and watched as Boris Johnson advised us to stay home, social distance, mask up and save lives. We listened to the news as the numbers crept up – 30 deaths, 50, 200, 1000 – and we clapped on Thursdays and we made banana bread and […]

february: hello & goodbye

March 1, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

Writing this all out helped me realise what February was, and how much it actually meant to me.

My Postpartum Experience (What I Wish I’d Known…)

February 21, 2022.Reading time 26 minutes.

This is my experience of the first few weeks postpartum, some of the scariest days of my life. I don’t know why my body responded like this, and I might not ever know, but I have worked through it and healed – so I wanted to share my story.

the january that never ended (wrap up)

January 31, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

I love Januaries. I love Januaries along with Mondays, mornings, the start of a slow Sunday, and other fresh beginnings. I don’t like New Year’s Eve and that celebration, but when I’m in January, I always enjoy it. The unknown looming ahead gives me a pit in my stomach, but the slowness, delicateness, openness of January is always pleasant.

my birth story (induction, gestational diabetes & covid restrictions)

August 16, 2021.Reading time 23 minutes.

Here’s my not-so-positive, not-totally-negative birth story. It involves an induction at 37 weeks, gestational diabetes and labouring on my own due to covid restrictions.

30 Weeks Pregnant: 8 Thoughts

June 9, 2021.Reading time 23 minutes.

Here are all my thoughts from the last 10 weeks: pain, mental health, pregnancy during a pandemic, body changes, bonding with the baby and more. Warning: it’s a total cringe-fest.

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Author: beth mccallum