Tag: Books
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Monthly Book Haul (April ’24)
I entered April telling myself I had enough books and other responsibilities to keep me busy, but I still ended up purchasing a few more books to hopefully while away the summer to (in addition to my already mountainous TBR list). At least the summer is around the corner, and some responsibilities will ease up…
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My Most Used Reading White Noise Videos
If you’re like me, then it doesn’t take much to agitate you when reading. A slight murmur of someone in the other room, the muffled noise of the television downstairs, your phone going off, or even just the neighbour’s yappy dog – it’ll drag your mind away from the book before you. In many cases,…
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Five Great Japanese Books Under 200 Pages
I love to read books by Japanese authors, particularly those on the shorter side. Something about the way the Japanese write, regardless of whether the work was translated or simply wrote in English to begin with, doesn’t shake the way these authors can so easily convey a scene, an emotion, or exercise their odd sense…
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Monthly Book Haul (March ’24)
I thought it would be interesting to give an insight into books I’ve bought throughout each month (at least the months when I do purchase new books… my collection is extremely large and is mostly unread). I considered posting my hauls a long time ago, but I held off because I felt it was more…
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Everything I Read in 2023
2023 had its ups and downs, as well as plenty of pauses in my reading habits thanks to life and other responsibilities. Despite these occasional stutters, I still managed to read a good handful of books. Regardless, here’s to a better year in 2024, as well as a lot more reading on my part. Please…
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Sixty Books I Want to Read Based on Their Covers
As the title states, here is a rather lengthy showcase of sixty titles I’d like to read, purely because their cover is cool or interesting to me. Let me be clear that these are in no particular order, but I hope you can pick out a few for yourself and maybe give them a read….
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Re-Read Your Childhood Favourites
Readers are creatures of habit, ones forged during our formative years. Anyone with an affinity for books in their matured years will, in most cases, have grown up with reading. Whilst many children were encouraged or ‘forced’ to read during the primary/elementary school days, it is unlikely that many of them ever carried on reading…
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Some of the Best Book Collections
Books are renowned for their aesthetic abilities, so here are some of my favourite collections of authors’ works or series. Kazuo Ishiguro — Modern F&F Faber & Faber’s minimalist approach to their modern reprints of Ishiguro’s work are amongst some of my favourite designs for a book cover, ever. Speaking of covers only: A Pale…
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It’s Fine to Give Up on a Book
Reading is something we do for many reasons, but the key motives behind reading (especially fiction) are mental stimulation and entertainment value. And when such things are lacking, that’s when you know it’s fine to give up on a book and never finish it. To keep it simple: reading is supposed to be a fun…
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Tips for Writing a Book Review
Offering tips for writing a book review is hard. Advice can vary not only based on the book in question, but the style of review, the depth of analysis, and how much of the book will be directly summarised and mentioned within the review. All of these introduce or invert the dos and do nots…