The Hitch
Reading notes and reflections gathered across multiple encounters with this book.
Quick Lit: Short and Sweet Reviews — January 2026
A grumpy bookseller novel, Lydia Millet’s razor-sharp short stories, Joy Harjo as the wise auntie we all need, and a strange new Roxane Gay–imprint release about grief, obsession, and the soul of a dog.
Reflections on The Antidote
This page gathers my ongoing engagement with this book—reading notes, marginalia, and reflections written across different moments of return. What’s collected here focuses less on summary and more on what lingered after reading.
Reflections on Python's Kiss
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
Reflections on The Feeling of Iron
My reading notes from this book, gathered across several encounters—ideas that resonated, arguments that stayed with me, moments worth returning to.
Reflections on House of Day House of Night
My notes and observations from this book, gathered through multiple readings—prioritizing what left a lasting impression over plot outline.
Reflections on The Man Who Could Move Clouds
Marginalia and thoughts from reading this book over multiple sessions—focusing on what resonated deeply rather than offering comprehensive summary.
Reflections on Go As A River
Notes from reading this book across different moments—what caught me during the read, what held weight afterward, what prompted return.
Reflections on Anita de Monte Laughs Last
Reading notes assembled from various encounters with this book—the moments that registered most, the ideas that persisted, the passages worth returning to.