George Sand “Winter in Mallorca” – book review
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Stacking the Shelves Saturday
After my previous book-haul (involving no less three books) two weeks ago, I thought I wouldn’t be doing any of those posts for a while… Continue reading Stacking the Shelves Saturday
Colson Whitehead “The Underground Railroad” – review
I picked up Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” by complete coincidence Continue reading Colson Whitehead “The Underground Railroad” – review
“We should all be feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – book review
Adichie’s voice is warm and friendly and the situations she talks about are all too familiar to most women around the world. Continue reading “We should all be feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – book review
What to read on holiday in Greece – Johanna Hanink’s “The Classical Debt”- book review
I came across Johanna Hanink’s book through sheer coincidence. There was an event organized in my local bookshop in which she was discussing her new book (which I had heard nothing of) with Mary Beard. I was curious enough to see Mary Beard live– so I attended the event. And as I had spent my last holiday in Greece, it was perhaps … Continue reading What to read on holiday in Greece – Johanna Hanink’s “The Classical Debt”- book review
Yuval Noah Harari’s “Sapiens” – Book Review
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind is definitely not a work of history. If you want a short outline of events that leads up to now, you are in the wrong place. Yuval Noah Harari is much more interested in the history of ideas that made humans what they are. That said, his narratives, though they may be based on fact ( I use the … Continue reading Yuval Noah Harari’s “Sapiens” – Book Review
Hay Festival Conversations – Book Review
Hay Festival Conversations: Thirty Conversations for Thirty Year is a lovely anthology of interviews done with authors speaking at the Hay-On-Wye Literary Festival. Continue reading Hay Festival Conversations – Book Review
How I choose my books tag
Choosing which books to read is always a difficult task… Continue reading How I choose my books tag
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I’ve Read In 2017 So Far #TTT
A subjective summary of the best books I have read so far this year. Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I’ve Read In 2017 So Far #TTT
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – review
George R.R. Martin’s book “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” was a welcome surprise. Continue reading A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – review
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