Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
I chanced upon this in the library, but the minute I saw that this book influenced none other than Jane Austen, I knew that I was going to read it. According to Jane Austen for Dummies (which is actually really informative), the three novels of France Burney “brought the comedy of manners – in which… Read More Evelina by Frances Burney
I’m finally back in the Fairacre series, and as usual, I wonder what kept me away for so long (probably the fact that this series is only found at the regional library branches). Over the Gate is about the stories told by various Fairacre residents to Miss Read as she goes about her job as… Read More Over The Gate by Miss Read
One of the things I try to be aware of is bias. It was something taught in school (always look at the bias for various news sources to see how they would want things to appear) and it became something that stuck. So when I heard about Biased, a book on implicit racial bias, I… Read More Biased by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
One day, Cher messaged me to ask me to read Hannibal and Me so that she had someone to discuss it. I assumed that she was done and borrowed the book, but as it turns out, we finished around the same time. We’ve had a bit of a chat about the book on telegram, but… Read More Hannibal and Me by Andreas Kluth
Normally, it takes me quite some time to pick up a second book by the same author, but I happened to visit the library right after finishing The Power of Myth and managed to find The Hero With A Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell’s work on the idea of the monomyth. The monomyth, to put… Read More The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Although I’m trying to read more Marple, I normally don’t read the non-Poirot mysteries because I generally don’t enjoy them (case in point: Tommy and Tuppence). But, I heard that The Seven Dials Mystery is good and an unconventional Christie, which convinced me to give it a go. The Seven Dials Mystery starts with a… Read More The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie
I found this book from The Orangutan Librarian when she did a mini review. It immediately intrigued me, given that I really like IKEA (despite me being easily frightened). When she recommended it again, I knew that it was just a matter of time before I picked it up. Since I’ve been having long commutes recently… Read More Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
I reviewed Murder by the Book a little while back, but to be honest, I only stumbled upon it because I was looking for this – The Inheritor’s Powder. In The Inheritor’s Powder, Sandra Hempel takes us through the murder of George Bodle, and through that murder, the history of arsenic as a poison and… Read More The Inheritor’s Powder by Sandra Hempel
I think I found this book when I was looking for books about the English countryside (which reminds me, I need to get back to the Fairacre series!) For some reason, it languished on my TBR list until last week, when I was browsing through Overdrive and realised that I wishlisted the book. The Dun… Read More The Dun Cow Rib by John Lister-Kaye
When I was reviewing Forgotten Yorkshire Folk and Fairytales, I wondered about how myths and other tales travel across countries. As a respond, Warren suggested that I read The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Unfortunately, only four libraries in Singapore have the book, so I decided to read The Power of Myth… Read More The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell