Only 67 pages. What a delight! Another of my friend Janakay’s book presents, and another title that has been a wonderful read. The book presents itself larger than the mere 67 pages. There’s mystery, momentum, humor, riposte. Crafted to perfection. Right after finishing it, I headed to Goodreads to obsess over reviews. Her fandom there…
Dear fellow readers, I’m looking at my previous post date, January 9th, and it’s hard to believe that it’s March 16th, our Spring Break week here in Texas. I had envisioned a dedicated and witty post today, but instead, mood dictates to alternate pictures with some of my latest reading updates for a lighter update.…
La dependienta/ Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, 163 pages, PaperbackFirst published July 27, 2016 I made it! I read one book for the Japanese Literature Challenge 16, hosted by Dolce Bellezza. It’s my plan to read at least one more book, let’s not jinx myself. This book came to me by accident. Spring Snow…
Glorious Spanish Language is the Goodreads category I chose for the books I read in Spanish. Glorious sounds regal enough for me, evoking the Armada Invencible. Regardless of the ship’s failure, the endeavor was epic, and it captures the splendor and glory of the times, which I associate to the Spanish language. Today, I’ve chosen…
If 2021 was a crisis year as I called it, 2022 hasn’t been much better in terms of books read, but I guess it’s an improvement. 2022 BOOKS READ These are all, and even from that list, I believe two were 2021 books. One advantage of this slim list, is that I enjoyed each and…
When Chris at Calmgrove reviewed Hogfather, by Terry Pratchet, I thought about a book I read in which Death was the main protagonist and the tone of the book was dark humor. I knew it wasn’t The Book Thief. I remembered I read it in Spanish, and it was written by an Italian or Portuguese…
Come Rain or Come Shine, Kazuo Ishiguro, First published in Nocturnes in 2009 Ray Charles, Come Rain or Come Shine In a desperate attempt to add a few more books to my 2022 skinny list :), here it comes this review of Come Rain or Come Shine, at a whooping 76 pages. I bought this…
This lovely challenge is coming soon, as Dolce Bellezza, the creator, tells us, and I am excited, picking possible titles for it. We both, among many others, share a love and admiration for Ishiguro. Not long ago, I bought a few of his books that I was missing from my collection. For the challenge, I…
Finally! After June 31st, 2022, I’m here, writing a review from another of my #reading Janakay’s books, Moon Tiger. I am reading much less than I used to, both books and blogs, and I’m not buying as many books, however, I’m savoring and embracing this new season of life, and reading what’s in my possession.…
Simonetta Perkins ★★★✫ 87 pages, Paperback First published January 1, 1925 by the British writer L.P. Hartley. Simonetta Perkins was my book for the Classics Club Spin #30. I knew I would finish it on time, given that it’s only 87 pages. Goodreads readers rate it at 3.3 stars. I do too, I think it’s a…
My summer is over, friends. And it’s okay. It’s been a wonderful summer, it has truly surpassed all my expectations. Since I start at a new school, this Monday we will have a newly hired week training session, followed by two weeks of regional and campus training to prepare for the students arrival on August…
KAZUO ISHIGURO, AMAZON LINK TO HIS BOOKS Publication Order of Standalone NovelsA Pale View of Hills (1982) 1xAn Artist of the Floating World (1986) 1xThe Remains of the Day (1989) 2xThe Unconsoled (1995) 1xWhen We Were Orphans (2000) 1xNever Let Me Go (2005) 2xThe Buried Giant (2015) 2xKlara and the Sun (2021) 1xPublication Order of…
Yay! I finished my first title of the #ReadingJanakay’s challenge. And it was a solid start. I’m back to reading many of your wonderful reading adventures and reviews, and you all impress me with how many books you read, and read well, and how many books you review with so much prowess. As you may…
Remember I told you about my other blog, Vida Poética, of just images? Today you can see the picture of my old friend, Sinuhé el egipcio, photographed at my backyard. It’s a blog of just images. One per post, and many tags and categories which are supposed to tell a bit about the image.
Isn’t this image pretty? And the textblock is beautifully colored, characteristic of the Avon books edition, a blood orange red in this case, matching with the title color… … and can you believe that Watership Down has became a classic -following the 50 year rule- this year? Published in 1972, these are its current stats…
Inspired by blogger friend Chris at Calmgrove, who also has a second blog, a photo blog, Minutiae, I started Vida Poética (Poetic Life), which will be just images accompanied by tags and categories that would explain what you are seeing -hopefully without imposing on the viewer. I had lost touch with my creative side since…
I can’t express in words the joy I experienced yesterday when a huge package awaited me at my entrance door. I knew they were the books that Janakay had sent me a few days ago. 15 Beauties, plus a notebook from no less than the Walters Art Museum (top of the pile.), and a Luis…
2020 was the last year in which I blogged regularly. Then, COVID happened. Back to the blog scene while on vacation, I’m also tidying up my site, and realized that I have done the back to the classics challenge from 2015 until 2019, and I even completed 7 books for the 2020 challenge, but I…
Excitement! I’ve been seeing the always interesting results of the Classic Club Spin today at my friends blogs. The selected number is #5, which for me it means Simonetta Perkins, L.P Harley, one of the books Janakay is sending my way. Given that is only 87 pages, a short novella, I have no doubt I’ll…
What is the spin? It’s easy. At your blog, before next Sunday 12th June, 2022, create a post that lists twenty books of your choice that remain “to be read” on your Classics Club list. When my reader started to get populated with several posts featuring this Classics Club Spin, number 30 already, I knew I had…
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