Gigi is a novella by Colette, originally in French. It had been translated into English by Roger Senhouse. Set in late 1800s-early 1900s Paris, Gigi, the eponymous protagonist has been raised by her grandmother and great-aunt, to be a courtesan like them. They had decided that her aim in life is to be the mistress … More Gigi by Colette
This is a type of book recommendations post I’ve done a couple of times before, and I thought this was a good time for an update. If you liked A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, you might like Honour by Elif Shafak Both are hard-hitting books about women dealing with extreme patriarchy and conservativism. … More Book Recommendations: If you liked……then you might like.
Evidence of the Affair is a short story by Taylor Jenkins Reid, who is better known for Seven Husband of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the Six. This follows two couple-Janet and David, and Carrie and Kenneth, as Janet and Kenneth have an affair with each other. The story of the affair, as well … More Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
I read a lot this month. Here are the 21 books (including graphic novels, novellas etc) I read this month. Dune by Frank Herbert (4/5) This was a carry-over from last month, and I can totally understand why this is considered such an epic! The world and the story were magnificent. I’m looking forward to … More May 2021 Wrap Up
Twin girls Pembe and Jamila are born to a Kurdish couple in a remote village in Turkey. Pembe eventually married a Turkish man and they leave for the U.K while Jamila stays back in their home village. Many years later, when Pembe has an affair with Ellias, she is murdered by her own son, Iskender … More Honour by Elif Shafak
The Good Son is a thriller translated from the Korean by Chi-young Kim. It follows twenty-six year-old Yu-Jin as he wakes up one day to find his mother’s dead body. As the story progresses, long-standing secrets begin to unravel. This book isn’t exactly a whodunnit. You find out early on who did it. This is … More The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon is a romance book with a unique premise-two radio show hosts Shay and Dominic pretend to be exes on a radio show called ‘The Ex Talk’, built around the premise of two amicable exes giving relationship advice over radio. I thought it was a fun romance. I really … More The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
I finished reading this book a couple of days ago and I still can’t get it out of my head. The Beekeeper of Aleppo follows Nuri, a beekeeper in Aleppo, Syria, and how his comfortable life with his family falls apart when war breaks out. They end up having to make a perilous trek through … More The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
I read 11 books in May, which wasn’t much as many of them were novellas, graphic novels and shorter novels. Quality-wise it was pretty great, though. Here is everything I read. Broken April by Ismail Kadare(5/5) This book is a new favourite of mine, it was so good! Set in a mountainous village in Albania … More April Reading Wrap Up
I thought I’d do a different type of post today and talk about the best movies I watched this year. Like last year, I had been watching more of less mainstream movies as well as movies from different parts of the world. Here are some of my favourites. Although I’ve titled this best movies I … More Best Movies I watched so far this year
