Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
Hi friends! I am back! Remember how I talked about that article that was giving me stress? Well, I not only finished it, I finished it early enough that it has now been published on the Japan Rail Cafe blog! It’s all about Sayama tea and the Tocha game and if you’re interested in Japanese… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 7
I’ve been hearing a lot about this book but because of the subject matter, I’ve always been a bit scared to read it. And then it was picked as my book’s club next book. My Dark Vanessa is the story of Vanessa, from Vanessa’s point of view. Her life at thirty-two isn’t great – she’s… Read More Book Review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Hello friends! It is Day 3 of March and I’m already feeling overwhelmed. Not with the reading, but all the ancillary aspects (basically the blogging stuff). This is what I read today: Annabel Thong by Imram Hashim – This is not a reread, but a new one! It’s the book club pick for the next… Read More March Rereading Madness: Day 3 (and apologies in advance)
Hello friends! It is Day 2 and I managed to finish the Princess Bride and a whole book!! And go to a cafe to persuade them to do a tea webinar so I feel like a lot of progress has been made. In terms of what I read: The Princess Bride – This was fun,… Read More March Re-Reading Madness: Day 2
Hi friends! You may have noticed that today’s book review appeared a few hours earlier than normal. That’s because I’ve decided to make March a month for rereading! And as with the previous month of rereading last May, I’m aiming to focus on rereading books that I already own and updating everyone about it. Some… Read More March Re-Reading Madness: Day 1
Before we begin: this review will have mild spoilers because of things I want to talk about, so if you want to avoid all of that, please skip this post. I somehow missed Rebecca’s first review of this series, but her review of the second book, Perfect Prey, caught my eye and I decided to… Read More Book Review: Perfect Remains by Helen Fields
So… I’ve somehow joined a real life bookclub, which is exciting because I get to talk to people about books in real time! I couldn’t make it to the first meeting, but someone chose Agatha Christie as the second book so I am already feeling very positive about this group of people! Even if I… Read More Rereading: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Since I started reading the Sherlock Holmes stories, I thought it would be fitting to read more about the man who wrote the stories (no, not Dr Watson). Since I don’t believe the conspiracy theory that Holmes and Watson actually exist, it’s time to read about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Man Who Would be… Read More Book Review: The Man Who Would Be Sherlock by Christopher Sandford
You would think that since this is such a thin book, I would finish reading it ASAP but it has taken me a few months to get to this! I carried with me to Malaysia, out of Malaysia, and through the new year before I picked it up. It’s even weirder when you think about… Read More Book Review: The Celtic Twilight by W.B. Yeats
Recently, the idea of intertextuality popped back into my mind and led to a few thoughts (and this post): If you look at dictionary.com, intertextuality is defined as: the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other If I’m understanding this correctly,… Read More Discussion Post: What does Intertextuality mean for Book Reviews?