Madeline Miller’s retelling of the story of Circe is lyrical and the voice she spun is very scintillating, hypnotizing even the readers who are least inclined to read Greek mythology. True enough, Miller did little to alter or put a different perspective into Circe’s story but it did more than enough to fascinate me as […]
Tag: Book Feature
Quotable Quotes # 25: War and Peace
It is without a doubt that Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace is one of my all-time reads. To be honest, I was really daunted by this very lengthy book, which at over 1,300+ pages, can be intimidating to any reader. However, once I got the hang of it, what emerged before me is an amazing […]
Book Review # 99: Circe
Book Specs Author: Madeline Miller Publisher: Little Brown Publishing Date: April 18, 2018 Number of Pages: 385 Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Synopsis In the house of Helios, god of the sun and the mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Bur Circe is a strange child – not obviously as powerful like her father, nor viciously […]
2018 Book Wrap: A Magical Journey Through Books
2018 Reading Stats Books Read: 63 Books Favorite Read of the Year: Midnight’s Children, Salman Rushdie Least Favorite Read of the Year: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway Number of Pages Read: 26,277 Pages (Average of 417 pages) Longest Book Read: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, 1386 pages Shortest Book Read: Of Mice […]
My 2019 10 Books I Look Forward To List
Readers, 2018 is about to draw to a close, hence, it is now time to look back to the year that was, at least in terms of reading. After having had a slow year in 2017, I picked up the momentum in 2018. In total, I was able to read 63 books in twelve months. […]
My 2018 18 Most Memorable Book Quotes (Part I)
Readers, 2018 is about to draw to a close, hence, it is now time to look back to the year that was, at least in terms of reading. After having had a slow year in 2017, I picked up the momentum in 2018. In total, I was able to read 63 books in twelve months. […]
My 2018 Eight Not-So Favorite Reads
Readers, 2018 is about to draw to a close, hence, it is now time to look back to the year that was, at least in terms of reading. After having had a slow year in 2017, I picked up the momentum in 2018. In total, I was able to read 63 books in twelve months. […]
Book Review # 97: Warlight
Book Specs Author: Michael Ondaatje Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publishing Date: 2018 Number of Pages: 285 pages Genre: Literary Fiction, Bildungsroman Synopsis It is 1945, and London is still reeling from the Blitz and years of war. Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel and his older sister, Rachel, are seemingly abandoned by their parents, left in the care of an […]
Reading Habits Book Tag
So, here is another book tag I came across while browsing through other blogs. It seems that lately I have a lot of time doing and browsing through other blogs. Haha! By the way, I came across this tag in Struggling Bookaholics and it certainly caught my attention, hence, my take on this challenge. To […]
My 2018 Top 10 Most Notable Books
Readers, 2018 is about to draw to a close, hence, it is now time to look back to the year that was, at least in terms of reading. After having had a slow year in 2017, I picked up the momentum in 2018. In total, I was able to read 63 books in twelve months. […]
