I just finished reading A Little Life and I HATE it and I LOVE it at the same time! If you somehow still don’t know what this book is about, it is about four friends in New York through the years, with the focus on Jude St Francis, a man whose life has been incredibly, … More A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
So September was a pretty good reading month for me. I ended up reading 17 books. This was an interesting sci-fi read. Set in a futuristic Nigeria in a community on the edges of an alien biodome, it follows Kaaro, a government agent with a criminal past. I thought it was an interesting read, and … More September 2022 Reading Wrap Up
Crudo by Olivia Laing was a book I picked up recently, and finished in one sitting. It follows the stream of thoughts of a forty-year-old writer, who is about to get married. as she thinks about the state of the world-rising fascism, global warming, and many other things. The main character ‘Kathy’ is supposed to … More Crudo by Olivia Laing
Here is everything I read in August. I read quite a lot! Women in Translation: Since August is Women in Translation month, I decided to pick up quite a few books by women in translation. They include the following: Translated from the Georgian by Elizabeth Heighway, this book is set in a home for children … More August 2022 Reading Wrap Up
So, August is Women in Translation month, and while I don’t normally do these themes/challenges, I read a lot of translated books, as well as books by women, so I thought it would be fun to combine the two. Here are some books by women, in translation that I would recommend. I had also made … More Recommendations: Women in Translation
So, I read quite a lot this month. Here is everything I read. 1. Vladimir by Julia May Jonas (4/5) This was such an interesting book. It followed an ageing academic whose husband has been accused of sexual misconduct with his students, and her infatuation with Vladimir, a younger colleague. A dark, acerbic read full … More July 2022 Reading Wrap Up
This is one of my favourite posts to make every year! In fact, I anticipate this tag from the beginning of each year! I’ve read some pretty great books this year, so let’s get on with it. Best Book You’ve Read So Far I read a lot of great books this year, but this one … More Mid Year Book Freakout Tag 2022
I recently read The Idiot as well as its sequel Either/Or by Elif Batuman, and I found myself relating to those books on another level. The Idiot follows Selin, a Turkish-American student at Harvard as she tries to figure out life, language and her own interests and ideas. She befriends Svetlana, a Serbian student in … More The Idiot and Either/Or by Elif Batuman
May was a pretty uneven month for me where reading was concerned. I read 17 books, some of which I loved, others not so much. Anyway, here are the books. 1. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. (3/5) This is a book about a young Pakistani man who moved to America, and initially completely embraced … More May 2022 Reading Wrap Up
Here’s everything I read in April. I read a total of 19 things, including novels, novellas, short stories, poems etc. A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes (5/5) This was one of the best books I’ve read this year. A retelling of the story of the Trojan war from the perspectives of the women involved in … More April 2022 Reading Wrap Up
The Book Window 