I’ve had Man’s Search for Meaning on my TBR since a friend read and reviewed (on another platform), but as you know, my TBR is kind of unmanageable. But then The Orangutan Librarian talked about it in one of her recent posts and that motivated me into borrowing the book. I’m also linking to her… Read More Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl
I really should have written this post in April but I got a bit too into my current crochet projects and procrastinated (okay, this is a very familiar story by now but it’s true) BUT I really did want to spend some time looking back at some of the crochet projects that I’ve done over… Read More A Year of Crochet
It’s been a while since I read a true crime book (I think) but I had Children of Darkness and Light on my TBR because I remember reading and enjoying Under the Banner of Heaven almost a decade ago (link to my Goodreads review because that review was from an even older blog!). Children of… Read More Book Review: Children of Darkness and Light by Lori Hellis
I’m sneaking away from work I’m using my 15 minutes tea break at work to quickly bang out this post. The idea has been in my mind for a few days and I would like to catch it before it slips away entirely. Because April is traditionally the season for a new start in Japan… Read More What do we (I?) do now? (A repeat question?)
Warning: as indicated in the title, this post will have MAJOR spoilers for the ending of A Simple Favor (both the book and the movie) and I wouldn’t recommend you read this if you hate spoilers and want to either watch the movie or read the book, or both. Recently, I watched the movie A… Read More Is a Happy Ending more Satisfying? Discussing the Book vs Movie versions of A Simple Favor
“What we may find exotic abroad may be what we hunger for in vain at home.” A long, long time ago, I had to read The Art of Travel for school. Expecting something on travelling, I remember feeling disappointed that it was more on the philosophy of travelling. But since I recently read The World… Read More Book Review: The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
This post is a follow-up (of sorts) to my review of the book The New Tourist by Paige McClanahan. While The New Tourist took a broader look at the tourism industry, its impact, and how we view ourselves as tourists, The World in a Selfie takes an even broader look to consider what tourism says… Read More Book Review: The World in a Selfie by Marco D’Eramo
Is there more to folklore, even if the folklore isn’t from your own specific region? For Merrily Watkins, the new Pastor-in-Charge at Ledwardine, it’s a old folklore tradition (from Derbyshire) that leads to the first death she encounters in the village. As Merrily and her daughter, Jane, settle in, they have to deal with a… Read More Book Reviews: The Wine of Angels by Phil Rickman
After a long time, I’m easing back into tea blogging with a review of this simple but delicious tea. If you drink Japanese tea, you’re probably familiar with houjicha, the roasted green tea that was originally created to minimise waste (you can even turn any stale sencha you have lying around into houjicha – that’s… Read More Tea Review: Bouhoujicha from Ohnishien
I first heard about Dr Gwen Adshead when she was the lecturer for the BBC’s Reith Lectures. Her four talks on the problem of violence were so insightful that after I immediately put a reservation for a copy of her book: The Devil You Know. For me, the book and the talks complemented each other.… Read More Book Review: The Devil You Know by Gwen Adshead
