You Should Read

More than just a book review, my book blog offers notes and context, as well as close reading and creative writing possibilities. If you’re looking for a summary and spoilers, look elsewhere.

But if you want to learn how to be an attentive reader and how to a use a mentor text to improve your own writing, check out my You Should Read posts!

You Should Read MEXICAN GOTHIC
Kate Dusto Kate Dusto

You Should Read MEXICAN GOTHIC

But don’t worry: If you can’t recreate the atmosphere of High Place, the deteriorating mansion lording over a Mexican mountain town, you will still enjoy Mexican Gothic.

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You Should Read PEW
Kate Dusto Kate Dusto

You Should Read PEW

This book has been on my radar since 2020, but I only read it recently. Just as I waited to read Pew, I also waited to write this post. The book brought to mind a strange experience from college.

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