Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa
When I asked in my recent acquisitions post which book you suspected I had already read, nobody guessed Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa. One of the shortest books on the stack and also by the same writer of one of my favourite reads of the year so far, it was a natural choice for me; [...]
French Milk by Lucy Knisley
If you read any of the same blogs as I do then you may recall seeing French Milk mentioned on a number of them. The first review I recall seeing was this one by JoAnn of Lakeside Musing last year; I immediately coveted the book, thinking that it looked and sounded enchanting, and ever since [...]
Japanese Literature Challenge
I’m not a great one for completing reading challenges; I love the excitement to begin with and going through my books (and books I want to read but don’t yet have) and compiling a list for the challenge but for me that’s the most exciting part. Soon I become bogged down by not having met [...]
Claire’s Corner
The latest installments of The Bloomsbury Group series -complete with vibrantly coloured covers- arrived at Paperback Reader abode today (published in the UK July 5th). The one I am most excited about reading is the double-header photographed above: Mrs Harris Goes to Paris & Mrs Harris Goes to New York (or, And Other Adventures, as [...]
White is for Witching
White is for witching, a colour to be worn so that all other colours can enter you, so that you may use them. At a pinch, cream will do.
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi is a novel difficult to categorise; it is experimental with multiple narrative styles and viewpoints, often switching perspectives mid-paragraph. [...]
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