I have been wanting to read slow stories that feel real. That hold truth and explore small joys and small triumphs. After finishing A Year in Provence, I turned to Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, and there I am still, making my way through. Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi The fourth in Kawaguchi’s … Continue reading May and June 2024 Reads
I have been reading before going to bed, like I used to. It’s a much nicer way of ending the day rather than watching something, and reminds me how much I love reading! I can complain that I don’t have enough time, but in reality I have at least half an hour at night. I’m … Continue reading April 2024 Reads
It’s finally time to reveal the mystery of what I've been reading for the last couple of months! Hind’s Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard I really enjoyed this. About a woman, Much Afraid, as she makes the difficult journey from her home, and away from her controlling, fear-inducing family, to live in the … Continue reading February and March 2024 Reads
I finished some books and started some books. I currently have six sitting on my bedside table, which is far too many but I started reading far too many, so that’s on me. This month I read some manga (don’t ask me why, ask my sister who started me on this path) and finished the … Continue reading January 2024 Reads
December was an enjoyable month of reading. With the Christmas holidays I was able to settle in and read a number of books, bringing my total for the year to 55. The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy This was a short chapter book I had been meaning to read for a while. I … Continue reading December 2023 Reads
It’s been an odd month. Maybe evidence of this is in how I haven’t posted much recently. I have felt some sort of disconnect, or slothfulness, or resistance. In part due to the end of the year slump; it’s our busiest season at work, and with Christmas looming there doesn’t seem to be much energy … Continue reading November 2023 Reads
Beautiful World, Where Are You? by Sally Rooney I have been meaning to read this ever since it came out in 2021. While I know some people struggle with the way Sally Rooney’s books are written (there are no quotation marks for dialogue), I really enjoy it. I like that it’s different, even to the … Continue reading October 2023 Reads
I have been loving reading lately, and I found myself finishing a few that had been sitting on my bedside table for a while! The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne I enjoyed the writing style of this classic, although the actual plot did not captivate me as much as I thought it would. I was … Continue reading September 2023 Reads
This was a great reading month! I think I said this recently, but I have loved reading more books of my choice and getting through the unread books on my to-be-read pile now that I have less to read for uni. I have been reading in my lunch breaks at work, as well as sometimes … Continue reading April 2022 Reads
This month involved books for university, but the opportunity for more leisurely reading as well, which is always a nice change. The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells: A disturbing science-fiction for university about a man who ends up on an island full of creatures that are neither fully human nor animal. Not something … Continue reading March 2022 Reads
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