One thing I hate about going on vacation is the fierce hangover I feel once it’s over; that and the work that piles up on my desk while I’m away. Being away on New Year’s, I didn’t really feel the transition from 2012 to 2013, and because of that, I didn’t feel the need to …
Mo Yan was the Nobel Laureate for Literature in 2012, beating a host of literary giants including Milan Kundera, Salman Rushdie, Haruki Murakami, Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, just to name a few. Mo Yan, which means “don’t speak,” is the pen name of Chinese writer, Guan Moye, born in the ‘mid 50′s in Gaomi Province, … Continue reading »
Books I bought in January – some brand new, some second-hand: 1. The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach) – I have an idea that this is a book about sports, baseball in particular, so I never really paid much attention to it. However, I’ve heard a lot of good things about it, so there must … Continue reading »
Since around September 2012, I started getting into watching anime again. I used to watch a lot of anime when I was younger, and though my interest in it didn’t exactly wane, because of all the other things I wanted to do, I put anime on the back burner. For the benefit of those who … Continue reading »
What better way to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice than by posting my review of P.D. James’ 2011 novel, Death Comes to Pemberley. People can’t resist reading, not to mention, writing, about Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy and what their life together might have been like after the events in Jane Austen’s Pride … Continue reading »
You know how they say “be careful what you wish for?” When asked the question: If you could get locked in to any store, what would it be? Easy: Bookstore, of course! Well, that actually happened to me last Saturday, when, while in a bookstore at the mall, unbeknownst to me, a robbery was … Continue reading »
Gone Girl is…how can I describe it? To say that it’s a 2012 suspense/mystery/thriller by Gillian Flynn about a married couple would make it sound a bit boring and might turn people off from reading it. But to say any more might spoil it for them…. The story in a nutshell: Amy and Nick Dunne … Continue reading »
Yes, unfortunately… By this time, I’m sure everyone has heard of (if not already seen) the film adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and a host of other (talented) actors. Les Miserables – the musical and movie of the musical, is an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s gargantuan novel of the same name. The … Continue reading »
If there’s one thing book bloggers have in common, it’s that they love making book lists – ‘bought books’ lists, ‘to-read’ lists, ‘books read’ list, ‘top-books’ list – and of course, it being the end of the year, it’s time to make some sense of all those lists complied throughout the year. Of course, I’m … Continue reading »
The year hasn’t ended yet, and I’m still in the middle of Death Comes to Pemberley, but I don’t think that book will make any of my top lists this year so I’m gonna go ahead with this survey. Besides, I don’t think I will be able to finish that before the year ends. I … Continue reading »
You know what that means? It’s time to watch Love Actually again! Also, you know it’s that time of the year again when it starts snowing on wordpress. It’s actually something I look forward to. If I can’t have a white Christmas in real life, at least I can have one in my blog! The … Continue reading »
