Mid-Year Reading Assessment

We are halfway into 2012, and I’m still 5 books short of the halfway point of my goal of reading 50 books this year. Looking back at the 20 novels I’ve read, I can say that it’s been a pretty interesting reading year so far. I quite surprised myself this year by reading, and actually … Continue reading »

Bring Up The Bodies

I guess I was lucky to have read Wolf Hall only last May, finishing it just in time for its sequel, Bring Up The Bodies, to be published. When I started Wolf Hall, I had no idea it was part of a trilogy.  I haven’t done any research on this, but I think it is … Continue reading »

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Ever wonder how car manufacturers develop life-saving technologies such as air bags and seatbelts, or how the latest surgical methods are tested? Or how doctors came to learn about the workings of the human body and how to go about saving lives? You may or may not have heard, but a lot of innovations in … Continue reading »

Black Swan Green

Am I the only one in the world who doesn’t think this book is amazing? From all the reviews I’ve read, it looks that way. David Mitchell‘s Black Swan Green is a “coming-of-age” book about himself (more or less), disguised in the form of stammering, 13-year-old, would-be poet, Jason Taylor. The events in Black Swan Green chronicle … Continue reading »