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
Apart from Duck Shit Dancong, my latest tea haul included Milanxiang, a tea I chose because the name sounded appealing. I’ve already covered the basics of Dancong in my post on Duck Shit Dancong, so I’ll just do an introduction of Milanxiang in this one. What is Milanxiang Dancong? Written as 蜜兰香, Milanxiang translates into… Read More Trying Milanxiang Dancong
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
Warning: unpopular opinion ahead I just decided to DNF Eka Kurniawan’s Man Tiger, a literary novel that I read for the SEA Reading Challenge but stopped because I’m not a fan of literary fiction and I’m currently too tired to have to work at what normally brings me joy. Normally, I’d just continue googling for… Read More What Diversity in Books Mean to Me
I heard about this book from Krysta at Pages Unbound and it sounded really interesting so I hunted down the nearest library copy. As expected, I was not disappointed. The Letter Tor The King starts with Tiuri keeping vigil. This is the last task that he has to do before he becomes a knight. But… Read More The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt
I wouldn’t describe myself as a numbers person, but my brother is and when we saw this book, we decided that it was too interesting to pass up. Are Numbers Real? is a book that looks into the history behind the math. The first six chapters focus on the history of math – how would… Read More Are Numbers Real? by Brian Clegg
Cher and I did our first group tea buy recently! Cher has quite a few suppliers that she gets tea from – what this means is that while her cost of tea per 100g is pretty cheap, the overall amount is pretty high because she has to buy a minimum amount of tea. But since… Read More My First Duck Shit Oolong (+ What is Dancong?)
I saw and borrowed this book based solely on its title. And surprisingly (or am I the one only surprised?), the book turned out to be a more serious than I expected. But first, what is a bullshit job? The book defines it as: “a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary,… Read More Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber
This was a book that my counsellor recommended in a previous session and I finally managed to get my hands on it! The Asshole Survival Guide is a book that details four types of ways you can deal with the assholes who are making your life miserable. First, the book starts by defining the situation.… Read More The Asshole Survival Guide by Robert I. Sutton
