I’ve generally been slowly and quietly drinking the teas in Lupicia’s Book of Tea, but I could not resist talking about this one. The English name is Sencha Fuji, but the Japanese name is 富士 香駿 (Fuji Koshun). Apparently, the 香駿/Koshun cultivar is a relatively rare cultivar, so I decided to dig around and see… Read More Introducing: Koshun (香駿) Cultivar
You would think that since this is such a thin book, I would finish reading it ASAP but it has taken me a few months to get to this! I carried with me to Malaysia, out of Malaysia, and through the new year before I picked it up. It’s even weirder when you think about… Read More Book Review: The Celtic Twilight by W.B. Yeats
Recently, the idea of intertextuality popped back into my mind and led to a few thoughts (and this post): If you look at dictionary.com, intertextuality is defined as: the interrelationship between texts, especially works of literature; the way that similar or related texts influence, reflect, or differ from each other If I’m understanding this correctly,… Read More Discussion Post: What does Intertextuality mean for Book Reviews?
It took me two tries before I could finish LOTR, and it took two attempts before I really got into this book – rather fitting, don’t you think? Ents, Elves, and Eriador focuses on the environmental vision of J.R.R. Tolkien, which is another way of saying that the authors read LOTR and associated works, Leaf… Read More Book Review: Ents, Elves, and Eriador by Matthew Dickerson and Jonathan Evans
I’m always excited to try wakoucha (Japanese black teas) because they tend to be very unique. But I wasn’t prepared for the experience this tea gave me. But before I begin, here’s the description of the tea from The Tea Crane: Spring harvest Japanese ‘Wakōcha’ black tea from the Benifuki cultivar.Growing at an altitude of… Read More Tea Review: Yame Organic Benifuki Wakoucha by The Tea Crane
I have finally read another Golden Age mystery by a writer that’s new to me! And the more I read of these lesser-known works (like Mitchell, for instance), the more I think that it was a pity that these authors are not more widely read. Flowers for the Judge starts with the detective being called… Read More Book Review: Flowers for the Judge by Margery Allingham
I recently checked my “Tea Book” tag and I realised that I have 35 posts in this tag! Even if you assume that some books have two posts (which is pretty rare), it still implies that I read a lot of tea books. So I thought it would be fun to do a post about… Read More Which Tea Book Should You Read?
The lovely Jamie (Lonelygirlbookclub on Instagram) was doing a book swap and I jumped at the chance to try something new. Since I mentioned to her that I wanted to try more SingLit, she sent me Corridors by Alfian Sa’at (and one other book). To be honest, I was pretty scared to read this because… Read More SEA Reading Challenge: Corridor by Alfian Sa’at
Since I had an overall positive experience with The Gambler, I thought it was best to move on to more Dostoyevsky works before I lose steam. This book contains two novellas – Notes from Underground and The Double, and they were both interesting reading experiences. Notes from Underground has a protagonist that gives me strong… Read More Book Review: Notes from Underground and The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
I’ve actually been pretty good with finishing my tea blends so I decided that I can open two new packets this week! This first one is from Bird and Blend Tea Co. and it’s part of their Autumn Sampler Pack. I really like the 20g package because it’s relatively easy to finish but I still… Read More Tea Review: Violet Cream by Bird and Blend Tea Co.
