Do you reread? on Oct 6, 2010 in reading Besides myself, I only know one other person who doesn't reread. It turns out, besides our common love of books, I share one other trait with Gege, the moderator of the book club I belong to, and that is we never pick up a book that we've already fin...
One day, I will read you on Oct 4, 2010 in challenge reading I haven't read any of Tolkien's work. So if there's one challenge that I have set out for myself this year, that is to read his trilogy. I've enjoyed the movies so much that I'm afraid the books might pale in comparison. (Oh, the blasphemy!)One thing...
Fly you high! on Sep 26, 2010 in reviews favorite books fiction young adult So I'm still not over how Mockingjay turned out to be one huge disappointment, and that's why I'm holding off on reviewing it. But it's a good thing that Collins actually wrote an earlier series for younger children that I can sink myself into. I hav...
Me on Sep 13, 2010 in photos My good friend and fellow bibliophile, Ajie, made this caricature of me. One thing I've noticed though -- I've never looked this thin in years! Thanks for this, Ajie! I love it!
Not looking forward to number two on Sep 12, 2010 in reviews fiction young adult I was prepared to like this. Really. After reading Mockingjay, I felt that I needed to read a fast-paced and well-written young adult novel. I Am Number Four is fast-paced, but well written it is not. And somehow, it comes off as an uncoordinated mas...
Feels detached, but in a good way on Sep 6, 2010 in reviews favorite books contemporary fiction fiction debut fiction I love debut fiction. There's nothing like the thrill you feel when you discover a new author. Whoever said that the novel is dead must be delusional. Life of Pi, The God of Small Things, The White Tiger -- all of these are debut novels; they're all...
Sorry, full review later on Aug 30, 2010 in rant And the biggest disappointment of the year (at least for me) is this book:After reading it, I couldn't help but think -- WTF! I won't review it yet, since a lot of you haven't even finished the book. Who knows? Maybe someone will convince me to re-re...
What it's like in prep school on Aug 23, 2010 in reviews favorite books contemporary fiction fiction Just looking at the cover of Prep and you'd think that this novel is chick lit. The pink and mint green belt is a giveaway, yes? You couldn't be more wrong. As a novel, Prep works in so many different levels: as an exploration of social class, race,...
One silent novel on Aug 15, 2010 in reviews favorite books contemporary fiction fiction poetry So what makes a novel "silent"? Is it the lack of a plot? Is it the boredom that pervade among the characters in the novel? Is it the total ennui that you feel when you read it, which would make you rush to the nearest bookstore and buy the current b...
Would you be having the specials, today? on Jul 11, 2010 in reviews memoir favorite books non-fiction food For an amateur foodie such as myself, I look forward to reading about restaurants, seventeen-course meals, foie gras, leather-bound wine lists, and Valrhona chocolates. Phoebe Damrosch's memoir, entitled Service Included, about her days as captain of...
