![Moshfegh exposes the emptiness and futility of chasing after superficial pleasures, painting a bleak portrait of a society adrift in a sea of excess. However, her dry wit and razor-sharp observations inject much-needed lightness into an otherwise heavy narrative, making it a surprisingly enjoyable read.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_5385-900x1200.jpg)
Book Corner: Wake up
by Jessica Wang
• March 17, 2024
![As an avid Murakami reader, reading “Sputnik Sweetheart” felt like reconnecting with an old friend: comforting, nostalgic and moderately gut-wrenching. Complete with alternate universes, moon portals and other typical Murakami narrative devices, the plot follows a detective-style pattern reminiscent of earlier works like “Norwegian Wood,” unfolding with a familiarity that is predictable yet enjoyable all the same.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC6358-e1706302919705-1200x888.jpg)
Book Corner: Separate orbits
by Alena Suleiman, Aquila Co-Editor-in-Chief
• January 26, 2024
![Nine Perfect Strangers, Liane Moriartys 2018 novel, tackles themes of tragedy, transformation and closure. The psychological thriller argues that growth does not exist in sudden revelations, but rather a constant cycle of hope for happiness.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nps.jpeg)
Book Corner: The search for a new start
by Mia Tang, Reporter
• December 3, 2023
![The Secret History, a 1992 novel by Donna Tartt, carries one theme throughout: Beauty is terror, and the incessant pursuit of beauty, whether through constructing a certain persona or chasing a sensory experience, leads to evil. The characters’ descent into madness and subsequently, ruin, illustrates the consequences of pursuing a glamorous, hedonistic existence and reminds us to appreciate the good, not the beautiful.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_2770-900x900.png)
Book Corner: ‘Beauty is harsh’
by Alena Suleiman, Co-Arts & Entertainment Editor
• January 19, 2023
![Intimations is an approximately 100 page series of essays in the form of a memoir written by Zadie Smith that was first published in 2020. Smith is also the author of White Teeth and On Beauty.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/intimations.jpg)
Book Corner: “Nothing to be afraid of — we’ll get through this, all of us, together”
by Sarah Mohammed, Features Editor
• October 21, 2021
![“Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” is a 390 page nonfiction written by Yuval Noah Harari that was first published in 2011. Harari is also the author of “Homo Deus” and “21 Lessons for the 21st Century.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sapiens_photos-900x596.jpg)
Book Corner: The rise of humankind
by Arely Sun, Co-Managing Editor
• September 13, 2021
![Odd Girl Out (The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls) is a 368 page nonfiction written by Rachel Simmons that was first published July 1, 2002. Simmons is also the author of Odd Girl Speaks Out and Enough As She Is.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Screen-Shot-2021-08-16-at-2.34.55-PM-601x900.jpg)
Mean girls: Rachel Simmons explores what causes aggression among girls
by Sally Zhu, A&E and Lifestyle Editor
• August 17, 2021
![“Three Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty” is a 390 page nonfiction written by Jeff Pearlman that was first published Sep. 22, 2020. Pearlman is also the author of “Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL” and “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-15-at-4.50.13-PM-597x900.png)
Three-peat
by Aditya Singhvi, Managing Editor
• May 21, 2021
![Blood Will Out: The True Story of a Murder, a Mystery, and a Masquerade is a 200 page true crime memoir by Walter Kirn that was first published on March 3, 2014. Kirn is also the author of Up in the Air, Thumbsucker and Lost in the Meritocracy.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-04-17-at-11.38.51-AM.png)
A murder for the sake of literature
by Aastha Mangla, Reporter
• April 20, 2021
![“Becoming is a 421 page memoir by former first lady Michelle Obama that was first published on Nov. 13, 2018. Obama is also the author of “American Grown.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/6D81C4E8-6FB6-4796-A737-C8B31BBF5BA6_1_105_c-e1617994509467-562x900.jpeg)
Politics, race, family: Michelle Obama shares her challenges and triumphs in “Becoming”
by Lucy Ge, Winged Post News Editor
• April 9, 2021
![Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life is a 274 page novel by Anne Lamott that was first published on May 5, 1994. Lamott is also the author of Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Sons First Year, Traveling Mercies and
Almost Everything: Notes on Hope.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BirdByBird-1-e1616733695896-573x900.jpg)
Taking flight: Discovering a candid, transformative message in “Bird by Bird”
by Arya Maheshwari, Winged Post Editor-in-Chief
• March 26, 2021
![Harker Aquila introduces Book Corner, a project intended to share our staffs reviews on a non-fiction book.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/final_bookcornerlogo3-900x721.jpeg)
Book Corner: A warm welcome from Harker Aquila
by Alysa Suleiman, A&E Editor
• February 28, 2021
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