Happy 2021! Can you believe it’s already a new year? Although it was rough, I feel like 2020 really flew by. As we loomed into 2021 I kept wondering what my New Years resolutions should be. I have never been good at keeping resolutions. Not because I’m lazy or weak, I’m just a realist. Life always seems to get in the way! Humans are busy, even in a pandemic.
One thing I wanted to do this year, though, was connect more to literature outside of class. I spend a lot of my grad school life reading old shit. Don’t get me wrong, I love the old shit! But I also think it’s important as a literary scholar to keep up with contemporary works. After all, what more is there to say about Huckleberry Finn (lol hold my beer, but you know what I mean)? In reality, by keeping up with literature past 1945, we can have better conversations in the present.
I thought, maybe I’ll try blogging about every book I read this year. Maybe it’ll be from a class. Maybe it’ll be just for fun. Maybe it’ll be nonfiction. Maybe it’ll be a book of poetry. The point is, I just want to read and share what I’ve been reading! I don’t necessarily have a set number of books I want to read this year. Mostly because I know life can sometimes get in the way. But I’m posting my first book today to hold myself to this challenge!
Without further ado, let’s talk about the first book I read in 2021: The Other Einstein. Continue reading