I haven’t really celebrated American Thanksgiving in a while now, but in keeping with the spirit of the season, here’s a list of all the (literary) things I’m thankful for this year. I’m thankful… 1. That geeks are “in” (A Brief Wondrous Tale by Junot Diaz and Ready Player One ). 2. For Thomas Cromwell… (I’m sure Hilary … Continue reading »
I started 2012 by joining three reading challenges: the Back to the Classics Reading Challenge, the Graphic Novel Reading Challenge, and the Chunkster Reading Challenge. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to read any books for the Back to the Classics Reading Challenge. I thought I’d be able to read some classics this year, but I got … Continue reading »
Some newly acquired books (brand new and second-hand): 1. The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula Le Guin To be perfectly honest, Ursula Le Guin only got my attention when I learned recently that she is the daughter of American cultural anthropologist, Alfred Kroeber. 2. Dune Messiah - Frank Herbert - Book two of the Dune series. Lately, I’ve had a … Continue reading »
It is 2044, and in a crumbling world where fossil fuels and other natural energy resources are nearly depleted, the World’s population escapes from their harsh realities by logging into the biggest online RPG / World – OASIS. It was the dawn of (a) new era, one where most of the human race now spent … Continue reading »
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 »
Imagine being able to hear your books whisper their stories in your ear; of being able to magically step into the world of your favorite books, where fantasy become reality. Welcome to David’s strange and wonderful world – where books talk and argue with each other, and where fairytales come alive…literally. Young David loves to … Continue reading »
Sometime in the early 2000s, American pastry chef, and writer, David Lebovitz, decided to leave his life in San Francisco behind, to live in the city many of us (me, at least) dream of – Paris. In his light, and funny book, The Sweet Life in Paris, David shares his misunderstandings and (mis)adventures as an American trying to … Continue reading »
A new list for the new year, though most of the books on here were from last year’s “to read” list. This is just a rough guide of all the books I want to read before the year ends, and is not set in stone. I will most likely add or remove books throughout the … Continue reading »
Sarah Reads Too Much has recently announced that she will once again be hosting the Back to the Classics Reading Challenge in 2012. Like this year’s, the challenge is designed to get readers to read more of the Classics. The different categories in the reading challenge will also give readers the opportunity to choose … Continue reading »
I’m going to try reading several books at the same time. I read multiple books simultaneously sometimes when I can’t get into a particular book, or when I’m undecided as to what to read next, or when several books catch my interest all at once. The first book I’m reading is A Storm of Swords … Continue reading »
