We’re in Christmas week!!! Honestly, I can’t believe it – it feels way too fast. Where did my December go? I’m really going to have to rush if I want to make one more pre-Christmas panettone (and try to get the texture right). The 1872 Clipper Tea Co.’s Advent Calendar Since I’m done with the… Read More Tea’s the Season: Week 4
This is probably my last Classic Remarks for the year (looking forward to the 2021 prompts!) and I joined in, really only because I cannot pass up an opportunity to talk about Fahrenheit 451. But first, the prompt: Tell us about your favorite science fiction classic. Every time someone asks me to recommend a Science… Read More Classic Remarks: My Favourite Sci-Fi Classic
I saw this in the NLB and was very intrigued because I wanted to know what kind of illustrations were inside. And also because I’ve never read The Classic of Tea (茶经) and really need to remedy that. This modern reader was great because it provided both a translation and a commentary on The Classic… Read More Tea Book Review: An Illustrated Modern Reader of The Classic of Tea by Wu Juenong
Given that ‘Christie for Christmas’ was a thing, it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that the Christmas spirit can be increased with the addition of fictional murder. In The Mistletoe Murders, P.D. James gives us four holiday-themed short stories. Since the stories are unconnected, and there are only four of them, I’ll cover them one… Read More Book Review: The Mistletoe Murder by P.D. James
A long time ago, before this blog and even before I joined Goodreads, I tried reading Dostoevsky. I had this weird habit where every National Day, I’d spend the time leading up to the evening NDP parade tackling a long Russian book. I read Crime and Punishment, Anna Karenina, and a few others, but to… Read More Book Review: The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky
I cannot believe that we’re in Week 3 of Advent AND I’ve finished one calendar. It feels like the time is going by way too fast, but on the bright side, I see COVID-19 vaccinations being approved – hopefully that helps the global pandemic. I’ll not waffle on about the state of the world because… Read More Tea’s The Season: Week 3
I have referenced my book haul far too many times, but I’ll probably continue to reference it because I’ve not finished reading! One of the books I bought was A Study in Scarlet, the first Holmes and Watson novel. While I was reading this book, I kept thinking back to the first episode of Sherlock:… Read More Reading A Study in Scarlet after watching Sherlock
Since this is the advent season, I thought it would be timely to read this beautiful manuscript edition of A Christmas Carol. To my surprise, I realised that I don’t remember the last time I read the original. I’ve definitely got some impression of Scrooge McDuck as Scrooge and I remember the Phua Chu Kang… Read More Book Review: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
We’re continuing the Georgia tea reviews with my second Georgian tea from What Cha! I think this finishes up most of the What Cha haul (except for the mystery tea) and I’ll probably take a mini-break from opening new packets to focus on finishing the teas that are already open after this. I was looking… Read More Tea Review: Georgia Manna Black Tea from What Cha
I bought this because I am a fan of the Golden Age of Mystery and I like true crime and this book fits into both these categories – it’s a collection of true crime stories written by authors from the Golden Age of Mystery. While Agatha Christie is not in this book, unlike Ask a… Read More Rereading: The Anatomy of Murder by The Detection Club
