H. P. Lovecraft. What am I doing wrong?
I’ve failed to like the stories. Help! Continue reading H. P. Lovecraft. What am I doing wrong?
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
An ultra marathon of a book where nothing is simple, characters are mystical and stories are surreal. Continue reading The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
Do you notice how far you are from your recent perception?
On how texts change with time. Continue reading Do you notice how far you are from your recent perception?
The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt by Andrea Bobotis
โArenโt memories a little like furniture of the mind?โ Continue reading The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt by Andrea Bobotis
Do you ever read just to people watch?
I think if I had to narrow down my reasons for reading to just one single thing it would be people watching. Continue reading Do you ever read just to people watch?
Mother’s Milk, Patrick Melrose #4 by Edward St. Aubyn
The fourth book about Patrick Melrose took me the longest to read and was the first book in the series that actually made me doubt the decision to read any series at all. Continue reading Mother’s Milk, Patrick Melrose #4 by Edward St. Aubyn
Am I imagining things or these patterns do happen in modern female-authored literature?
I tried different authors, settings and storylines, but I still kept hitting upon these patterns. Did you notice them too? Continue reading Am I imagining things or these patterns do happen in modern female-authored literature?
New blogsistential questions
Iโve officially been to and returned from my first blogging slump! Continue reading New blogsistential questions
House of Glass by Susan Fletcher
House of Glass is a platypus of literature. The book has a body of a gothic mystery and a tail of another genre. Continue reading House of Glass by Susan Fletcher
The Salt of the Earth by Jozef Wittlin
An exceptional pacifist novel about WWI, but unfortunately I failed to like the book as much as I anticipated. Continue reading The Salt of the Earth by Jozef Wittlin
Day of the Accident by Nuala Ellwood
A fast-paced psychological thriller about a woman after coma and her search for the truth. Continue reading Day of the Accident by Nuala Ellwood
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
It’s a story about a 17-year old girl called Fleetwood who’s trying to save herself, her baby and her friend in England during the times of witch-hunts. Continue reading The Familiars by Stacey Halls