I’ve been very good with my teaware purchases this year, and by that I mean that I’ve not bought a single teacup until earlier this month. I had a friend who was looking to let go of two cups and I liked the pattern so I bought one trio! And so, I came into possession… Read More Just tasting some 2019 Long Jing
A while back, I wrote a post on Three Things from The Tale of Genji that still exists, which is why when this thread called 源氏物語で現代でも通じると思うエピソード (Episodes from the Tale of Genji that can be understood today) appeared, I was immediately intrigued. It’s a fairly long thread, but I’d still recommend reading the whole thing… Read More Things From Genji that Still Exist (Crowdsourced Version)
Here’s another book that was on my summer reading list! Bedtime Stories for Managers isn’t a title you’d expect from a management book, so I was pretty curious about this one. First up: this book isn’t exactly a collection of stories. I was imagining this to be satirical fairytales but this is more like approachable… Read More Book Review: Bedtime Stories for Managers by Henry Mintzberg
I found this book when it was highlighted by the Public Libraries SG’s Instagram account and as someone who feels awkward a lot, I thought it was something that I should read. Written by Ty Tashiro, a self-confessed awkward person, Awkward the book breaks down the issue of awkwardness into three aspects: What is awkwardness?… Read More Book Review: Awkward by Ty Tashiro
I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned this on the blog before, but one of the first fiction podcasts I listened to was Rabbits. And I enjoyed Rabbits so much that I ended up listening to everything by Pacific Northwest Stories (PNWS) – Tanis, The Black Tapes, The Last Movie, and Faerie. So you can probably… Read More Book Review: Rabbits by Terry Miles
“Chalika, who was old enough to have a shadow of memory, could recall the time when the house was filled with sounds.” First line of The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth I can’t recall how I found out about The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth, but I know I was excited (and a little bit… Read More Book Review: The Blind Earthworm in the Labyrinth by Veeraporn Nitiprapha
The alternate title of this book should be “All truth with malice in it”, since it seems to be a refrain for many of the characters. In A Better Man, Gamache is feeling the effects of his actions in Kingdom of the Blind. He’s accepted a demotion to the post of Chief Inspector, a position… Read More Book Review: A Better Man by Louise Penny
I had a really good time rereading Just Listen so I decided to reread The Truth About Forever, which is the first Dessen book that I read and probably my favourite book of hers to date. Why? Because the first chapter brings me to the verge of tears every time I read it. The Truth… Read More Rereading: The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Since I had a bit of time before I went to the library, I decided to reread another book – Making Money by Terry Pratchett. It’s one of the Discworld Ankh Morpork books, but it stars the ex-conman Moist von Lipwig (instead of being part of the Watch series). At the start of Making Money,… Read More Rereading: Making Money by Terry Pratchett
Warren recommended this book to me and in his recommendation, said the book was “very disquieting”, which for me means that I’ll have to read it sooner or later. I first heard of the Elisa Lam case through the elevator game (The Ghost in My Machine did an excellent write up of the history of… Read More Book Review: Gone at Midnight by Jake Anderson
