The Chosen and the Beautiful - Nghi Vo (Tordotcom, 2021) A re-telling of The Great Gatsby from the perspective of Jordan Baker. This alone, as a blurb for a book, got my attention. Then throw in a Jordan Baker who is also an Asian immigrant and I was definitely intrigued. The Chosen and the Beautiful… Continue reading Book Review: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
I didn't take a lot of photos this week. Partly, as we re-establish routines, I am trying to leave my phone behind and feeling released from the idea that I need to have it everywhere I go. Peter got me a beautiful watch for Christmas so I no longer need to use a phone to… Continue reading 2022 Highlights: Week 2
I received an Advance e-copy of this book thanks to the publisher and NetGalley. All opinions are my own. Publication Date: January 25, 2022 I'm a sucker for any book that might be set in Prague so I was immediately intrigued by the title of this debut novel. To me, the word defenestrate brings to… Continue reading Book Review: Defenestrate by Renee Branum
Biblolepsy - Gina Apostol (Soho Press, 2022) I received an Advance Uncopyedited Edition of this book. All opinions are my own. Primi Peregrino is a younger sister, daughter of two eccentric parents who disappear from a boat one day. She is growing up in the Philippines in a time of great uncertainty and instability, under… Continue reading Book Review: Bibliolepsy by Gina Apostol
It's Saturday morning. Snow is falling and I'm making pancakes. Toward the end of 2021 I felt like I wouldn't continue my weekly highlight posts into 2022 but the closer I got to 2022 and now that we're a week in to this new year, I have realized I would miss these regular connections and… Continue reading 2022 Highlights: Week 1
Starling - Kirsten Cram (Highway Six, 2021) Starling is a novel of childhood. As I finished reading it, I was trying to put my finger on what other book it brought to mind until I realized the book I was thinking about was Bridge to Terebithia. While Starling isn't exactly a kids book (though I… Continue reading Book Review: Starling by Kirsten Cram
Goals are funny things. When it comes to bookish goals, I’ve never reached them all. For the past 3 years, I’ve set a goal of reading 100 books but I’ve only done so once. For 2022 I pondered the idea of not setting any goals and instead simply seeing what happens. After some thought though… Continue reading 2022 Goals
Christmas has come and gone and we are facing a new year. The past two weeks have been full and busy and joyous and (at times) trying. The lead up to Christmas is a busy time at my job so I worked extra days to both help out and make some extra money. My days… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 52
In 2021 I read 74 books. This was short of my goal of 100 books for the year but still a number I feel proud of. I've set the goal of 100 books for the past 3 years and only reached it in 2019 and I'm beginning to wonder if setting a goal number is… Continue reading What I Read – 2021
Read: Ghost Forest - Pik-Shuen Fung (Strange Light, 2021) Gentlemen of the Road - Michael Chabon (Ballantine Books, 2007) The Most Wonderful Time of All Years - Darrell W. Johnson (Regent College Publishing, 2013) 26 Knots - Bindu Suresh (Invisible Publishing, 2019) People from my Neighbourhood - Hiromi Kawakami (translated from the Japanese by Ted… Continue reading What I Read – December 2021
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