Purity
byJonathan Franzen is one of those writers who I’ve always avoided. Initially, I didn’t mean to. But when a writer is labelled as the…
Literary Fiction
Top Ten 2016 Releases I Meant To Read But Didn’t Get Around To
byHello and welcome to my first Top Ten Tuesday of 2017. Last year, I dropped the ball on this meme, and really all memes,…
The Year of the Runaways
byI read this book about a month ago, and it’s already fading from my memory a bit, so here’s a review before it slips…
All the light we cannot see
byI never wanted to read All the light we cannot see for the longest time. From all the descriptions and reviews I read online,…
Bring up the Bodies
byI am on a roll right here. Two Man Booker prize-winning novels in a row. That usually never happens. Usually award-winning books are such…
A Brief History of Seven Killings
byI have been a huge fan of the singer Bob Marley ever since I was a kid. I’m probably dating myself here, but my…
I have been reading last year’s Man Booker award winner – A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James for the past couple…
- Teaser Tuesdays: A Brief History of Seven Killings
Our weekend in Instagram Pictures
byI have contemplated a blog layout change for some time. I’ve generally been feeling pretty uninspired and (oh did I mention super-busy and distracted?)…
Being a mother of two children who are mad about Kinder Joy eggs, reading this excerpt from The Blue Between Sky and Water by Susan Abulhawa made me feel so immeasurably sad.
Here, a small child from the Gaza strip mourns the loss of Kinder Joy eggs when they are under siege by the Israelis.
- Teaser Tuesdays: The Blue Between Sky and Water
Top Ten Tuesdays: Top Recent Reads
byToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list our recent 5-star reads. Since I rarely classify books as…