Kaia Sherry: OK, this is gonna start off sounding negative, but I promise it’ll turn positive. We only read the first half for this episode, so I’m excited to see where the second half leads.īC: I really liked how the book kind of unpacks Aster’s personality and how it kind of reveals it a little bit slowly, so the build up is kind of slow, but already within the first half, I can tell that she’s really standing up against the larger power sources in the novel, which is kind of refreshing to see in a lead character. Something that really intrigued me about this read was it felt really exciting and that each chapter was constantly pushing toward a larger payoff. Kristin Snyder: How about we just start by going around and saying our favorite things about this read? Kaia Sherry: Hi, my name is Kaia Sherry and I’m the former Lifestyle editor. I was previously the Music | fine arts editor and currently I am Arts senior staff. So let’s let them introduce themselves.īrooke Cuzick: I’m Brooke Cuzick. Kristin Snyder: For this first book, Paige and I will be joined by two guests. And just for content warning, this book does deal with things like sexual assault, suicide and abortion. And throughout the novel, she is investigating what she originally presumed to be her mother’s suicide, but she soon finds out that there might be more to the story than she once believed.

For our first book pick, we chose “An Unkindness of Ghosts” by Rivers Solomon, which follows Aster, who lives on the lower decks of a spaceship called the Matilda, which is organized much like the antebellum South. With two episodes dedicated to each book, a few guests will join us in analyzing each half of the novel. Kristin Snyder: Here on “Booking It,” Paige and I will be flexing our abilities as English majors to discuss a book of our choosing.

Paige Hua: And I’m Paige Hua, and this is Daily Bruin Arts and Entertainment’s newest series “Booking It.”

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