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Month: September 2015

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

by athena // 30 September, 2015 // No Comments
When reading this book, I saw the weaknesses with some of Rowling’s writing. Notably her overuse of certain words (in this case, I counted “salubrious” twice early on) and plot holes. I think her editor could have caught a couple... Continue reading →

Monthly Movies – August 2015

by athena // 23 September, 2015 // 2 Comments
Selected films that I remember watching in August. August The Wind Rises (August 2015) – I cried. I love Hayao Miyzaki. Beautiful. John Wick (August 2015) – I saw this in August. Loved it. Can’t wait for the sequel. The... Continue reading →

The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

by athena // 21 September, 2015 // No Comments
This novel was okay. I did not hate it, but I did not think it was a credit to Agatha Chistie or a particularly great mystery. Poirot is not quite Poirot. The character felt a bit forced, but I could... Continue reading →

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

by athena // 14 September, 2015 // 2 Comments
This was a lovely novel. I finally found a Tóibín work I adore. Set in the 1950s, the novel follows an Irish girl as she emigrates to Brooklyn, away from her family and friends. The prose is simple. The characters... Continue reading →

FO Friday: Katsura

by athena // 11 September, 2015 // No Comments
These socks took me eight months to finish and then I delayed photographing them for another three months. All in all, it took me about a year to get this post up. I am not knitting as much as I... Continue reading →

One Summer: America 1927 by Bill Bryson

by athena // 8 September, 2015 // No Comments
I like Bill Bryson’s writing. I like history. I didn’t really like this book. Certain sections and certain figures were interesting, but the design of the book was disjointed. It moved from one thing to another. I actually like when... Continue reading →

The Royal We by Heather Cooks and Jessica Morgan

by athena // 6 September, 2015 // No Comments
One reviewer on GoodReads called this Kate Middleton fanfiction. It really is and I don’t even like Kate Middleton. I picked this up from the library Express/popular reads. I have not done that in a long time. I’ve been very... Continue reading →
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