We’ve finally reached the end of the first half of the year! To close out the first half, I’ll be doing yet another book tag! I never thought that I’d enjoy doing this exercise. But I do and I am always in the hunt for more. Compared to the previous year, my reading pace this […]
Tag: Bookish
Book Review: Stones from the River
Author: Ursula Hegi Publisher: Scribner Paperback Fiction Publishing Date: 1994 Number of Pages: 525 pages Genre: Historical Fiction So to begin with, I purchased this book in a used bookstore, without any inkling of what it is about. It is one of those impulse purchases that seem to overcome me whenever I pass by a bookstore. Upon reading the […]
Epic Reads Book Tag
I’ve been enjoying doing book tags lately and I found another one again! Epic Reads Book Tag has been around for quite some time but I still want to give it a try. So here’s my version of the Epic Reads Book Tag. 1) If you could invite one author and one of their fictional characters […]
Book Review: The Book of Daniel
Author: E.L. Doctorow Publisher: Modern Library Publishing Date: September 1983 Number of Pages: 303 pages Genre: Historical This is another book I came across by doing list challenges. Just like The Secret History by Donna Tartt, it has been listed in numerous list challenges as a must read book. Through an online second-hand bookseller, I […]
April 2017 Book Haul
In all honesty, I am trying to slow down on my purchasing, or should I say, hoarding of books. Unfortunately, whenever I drop by the mall, I couldn’t resist going to the bookstore and do a purchase. In April, I got more chances to go to the mall resulting to multiple purchases, unfortunately. So here’s […]
Scholastic Warehouse Sale 2017 Book Haul
Because of the allure of the book buffet, I found myself in the Scholastic Warehouse last April 21. To read more about my experience, click here. Here are some of the books I was able to scavenge in their book piles. Title: The Last of the Mohicans Author: James Fenimore Cooper Publisher: Pocket Books, May 2008 […]
2017 First Quarter Book Haul (Second Part)
Asian Works Last year, I began exploring Asian literature more by delving into contemporary Asian works, mainly that of Japanese authors like Haruki Murakami, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Gail Tuskiyama. I’ve also read some of the older Japanese works by Lady Murasaki and Yasunari Kawabata. This year, I still intend to continue this trend and read […]
Quotable Quotes: Holding Up The Universe
Quotable Quotes is a collection of quotes from the latest books I’ve read. This feature is for quotes from the young adult fiction, Holding Up The Universe. If you are interested in reading it, you might want to check out my thoughts on Jennifer Niven’s work here. In the meantime, here are some catchy phrases […]
Book Review: Shalimar The Clown
Author: Salman Rushdie Publisher: Vintage Publishing Date: 2006 Number of Pages: 649 pages Genre: Mystery, Historical Synopsis Los Angeles, 1991. Maximilian Ophuls is knifed to death on the doorstep of his illegitimate daughter India, slaughtered by his Kashmiri driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the Clown. The dead man is a World War II […]
The Ultimate Book Tag
Doing book tags have become a thing lately. Through another book blogger I’ve come across yet another book tag, The Ultimate Book Tag and I can’t really resist the temptation to do it. This is the third book tag I’ve done after the New York Times by the Book Tag and the Rapid Fire Book […]
