Nature-writing? Yes! History? Yes! A History of Nature? Where do I start reading? That’s basically my thought process when I saw The Wood That Built London on Netgalley. The Wood That Built London is a history of the North Wood, starting from prehistoric times all the way to the present day. As you can imagine,… Read More Book Review: The Wood That Built London by C. J. Schüler
I found this book on NetGalley, and even though I read more manga than graphic novels, I requested it because of its subject matter. I’m fascinated by True Crime, and the fact that it was subtitled as a “memoir of a true-crime obsession” made me think it would be a cross between Gone at Midnight… Read More Book Review: Murder Book by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
Hello tea friends! This is possibly my most anticipated tea purchase of the year, because I pre-ordered this tea all the way in May but only received it in September. What kind of tea is this? It’s a black tea from Satemwa Tea Farm. As part of the letter that came with the tea says:… Read More Tea Review: Special Satemwa Harvest from Rare Tea Company
If you haven’t heard, Disney recently released a TV adaptation of The Mysterious Benedict Society! The TV series is based on the first book, which I reread and really enjoyed about two years back. Because I’m at the sweet spot where I remember most of the book but don’t require complete fidelity to the text,… Read More TV Series Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney+)
I’ve been following Tim Harford’s blog and I realised it’s been some time since I read one of his books. So I checked out one of his older books from the library and had a fun time revising the main topics of macroeconomic theory. Written in a conversational style, The Undercover Economist Strikes Back provides… Read More Book Review: The Undercover Economist Strikes Back by Tim Harford
Abi of Pellinor tagged me in the End of Year Book Tag and it looked nice and short (and unintimidating) so I decided to give it a go! Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish? Nope! I finished rereading The Tale of Genji in July (I’m honestly still really… Read More End of Year Book Tag
My hold on the third Temperance Brennan book came through! I started reading this after a fairly stressful school week and this was the perfect antidote. Deadly Decisions starts with a tragic death – a nine-year-old girl is caught in the crossfire of two rival gangs. A murdered child is something Tempe can’t overlook, so she… Read More Book Review: Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs
Today’s review is a short little review, mostly because this is a birthday gift from my family and I want to just write down my thoughts on it so I don’t forget what I received! I received this tea plus some honey, salted caramel, and a box of macarons for my birthday! The Thé Marie-Antoinette… Read More Tea Review: Thé Marie-Antoinette by Ladurée
[A]ttacking to me is a proof of goodwill and, in certain circumstances, of gratitude. By means of it, I do honour to a thing, I distinguish a thing; whether I associate my name with that of an institution or a person, by being aginst or for either, is all the same to me.” Friedrich Nietzsche,… Read More Book Review: Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche
Being late to a lot of things, I’ve only recently read a 2013 New York Times post called “Whither the Hatchet Job?” (Link to the archived version, since you might run into a paywall). If you don’t intend to read the entire article, here are the last two paragraphs, which I think do a decent… Read More Discussion Post: What is Your Relationship with Negative Reviews?
