I first heard this book from the Would Quitting Instagram Make You Happier episode of Why’d You Push That Button. One of the hosts mentioned that How to Do Nothing captured her feelings about social media pretty well, and it got me curious enough to read. This is a pretty difficult book to summarise in… Read More How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
I have refined my shopping on trips to two things: tea and books (well, three if you count the tons of snacks I buy as omiyage). I’ve found out that when it comes to souvenirs for myself, these are the two that I enjoy the most (what am I supposed to do with endless magnets… Read More 2019 UK Trip Book Haul
Reading Adventure on the High Teas reminded me that I’ve had Dark Entries on my reading list for quite some time and that it was high time I got to it. I’m not quite sure how I came across the book, but I suspect the praise by Neil Gaiman on the cover played a part… Read More Dark Entries by Robert Aickman
My second book tag and the first one where I was actually tagged!!! I was tagged by Brittany from Perfectly Tolerable and I am so excited to talk about fantasy (although I haven’t been reading as much recently). This tag was first created by Jo from The Bookworm Dreamer. The Rules Thank the person who… Read More Quick Fire Fantasy Tag
I’ve been wanting to read this book for a pretty long time (Goodreads says I shelved this as ‘want to read’ in 2012!) but its size has put me off. So before I left for holiday, I decided to download this, thinking that it should last me the entire two weeks. Spoiler alert: it didn’t… Read More Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
One of my friends went on a trip to Nepal recently, and when he asked me what I wanted, I immediately told him “Nepalese tea”. And he came back with a box of Masala Chai for me! Chai isn’t something that I often drink at home – the first time I’ve had it, it was… Read More Rakura’s Masala Chai
Subtitle: A response to the Buzzfeed article (sort of) So here’s the thing. Unless I’m following a series, I tend to be really bad at remembering author’s names. In general, I try not to judge books based on their authors either. But, there is one exception: I don’t read anything by Kathleen Hale. Even if… Read More Why I’m Still Uncomfortable with Kathleen Hale
I’m not sure where I heard of this book but I remember why I wanted to read it: Marcelo has a cognitive disorder, which resembles Asperger’s syndrome. Since my brother is on the autism spectrum, I wanted to read more books which had characters that represent him. Marcelo has a pretty comfortable life at the… Read More Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
I was planning to stay at home today but the jetlag kicked in and I woke up pretty early. Since Instagram told me that it was Antea Social’s new teahouse’s official opening today, I decided to make use of this sudden burst of energy to visit the teahouse. While I don’t think I’ve mentioned Antea… Read More Teahouse Visit: Antea Social
Hey guys! I’m back from a family holiday to the UK. I managed to schedule a post every other day for when I was gone, so hopefully you didn’t notice anything different. I was planning to resume reviews + other posts today, but it seemed odd not to acknowledge the trip in some way. It’s… Read More I’m Back!
