Håfa adai! Welcome to Bookmarks & Armchairs!
My name is Mariana. I am a Guamanian Chamorro mestiza living in a North American desert. I love storytelling, history, anthropology, psychology, other sciences, and more. I also have ADHD. This blog is my way of tracking the books I read (or listen to).
Every Monday, I share book reviews from featured genres, sorted into “bookshelves.” Months with a 5th Monday will be a flex day where I either post extra book reviews or take a break. Weeks featuring a book I am revisiting for a review will most likely have a second book review posted.
Week 1: Fiction or Non-Fiction
Week 2: Fantasy or Mystery
Week 3: Sci-Fi or Horror
Week 4: Challenged Books or Non-Fiction
Week 5: Flex Day!
If a book review must be postponed for a later day in the week or if a week must be skipped, it will be announced in the Upcoming Posts section below.
What Will You Find Here?
A Love of Stories & Storytelling
“It is through stories that we define our world and discover our place in it.” — LeVar Burton (Actor, Director, TV Host)
I love to read! But I am not the best at remembering the details and takeaways of every book I put down. By sharing my thoughts on most of the books I read, I hope to curate a collection of reviews that will help me retain information of the books I finish and possibly help others pick their next book to read. Under Fiction Reviews, I share spoiler-free summaries of books from many different genres and subgenres. Reviews for works in the Romance bookshelf will be saved for flex weeks.
A Fascination with History, the Sciences, and More
“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” — Julia Child (Chef, Author, TV Personality)
My education and training is in the social sciences and history, but I am interested in almost all the sciences and many other topics. Under Non-Fiction Reviews, I summarize works from the social sciences and history, behavioral sciences, biological and physical sciences, and topics under writing or other forms of self improvement. Reviews for works non-fiction will go into detail of the source material, but will leave out the greater nuance.
Upcoming Posts
On 7 April, I post my review of Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by Laila Lalami in the Social Sciences & History bookshelf.
On 14 April, I publish my review of A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum in the Fiction bookshelf.
On 21 April, I share my review of Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin in the Behavioral Sciences & Neurodiversity bookshelf.
On 28 April, I post my review of An Outsider’s Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me About What We Do and Who We Are by Camilla Pang, PhD, in the Behavioral Sciences & Neurodiversity bookshelf.
Stay tuned!
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