October 2022 Books

by Athena // November 8, 2022 // No Comments

Dreams 1-2-3: Remember, Interpret, and Live Your Dreams by J.M. DeBord and The History of Last Night’s Dream: Discovering the Hidden Path to the Soul by Rodger Kamenetz I’ve been going through a personal dream project for the last couple... Continue reading →

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

by Athena // October 20, 2022 // No Comments

In 2009, I owned a copy of this book when I lived in London. As with a few other books I had there, I never got around to reading it due to my graduate studies. These books became casualties of... Continue reading →

September 2022 Books

by Athena // October 11, 2022 // No Comments

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo This was a lovely YA novel. It’s is a queer love story and very good historical fiction. I found the writing mature and well done. If the main protagonist was a... Continue reading →

August 2022 Books

by Athena // September 10, 2022 // No Comments

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim I loved this. It really helped relax me during a very bad weekend. I love the use of East Asian fairy tales and iconography. There was not enough of the dragon character. I liked... Continue reading →

What I’m Watching Lately – August 2022

by Athena // September 8, 2022 // No Comments

“Emma” (2020) – This was okay. The Romola Garai 2006 mini series is still the best. I think Anna Taylor Joy can act but her and the script did not make her Emma sympathetic enough at the start. Emma is... Continue reading →

What I’m Watching Lately – May and June 2022

by Athena // August 16, 2022 // No Comments

I watched everything in May and June except the end of Stranger Things. I did not watch much in July. Shiva Baby (24 05 2022) – I saw a short scene from this many months ago on Youtube and didn’t... Continue reading →

July 2022 Books

by Athena // August 5, 2022 // No Comments

Roman Fever and Other Stories by Edith Wharton Enjoyed this little book of short stories by Wharton. I liked a lot of them had satire and darkly humorous ones. It was also largely dominated by female characters. Read June 20-July... Continue reading →

June 2022 Books

by Athena // July 13, 2022 // No Comments

Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee Lovely cover. I liked the premise of this novel. It’s historical young adult fiction with a person of colour protagonist who is not featured often in anglophone literature of this time period. It’s set in... Continue reading →

May 2022 Books

by Athena // June 2, 2022 // No Comments

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink This was an easy young adult classic. It is a bit out dated with the indigenous characters and objectification of the culture. It’s not the worse and Caddie is a good young children’s heroine.... Continue reading →

April 2022 Books

by Athena // May 4, 2022 // No Comments

Go Tell The Bees I am Gone (Outlander Book 9) by Diana Gabaldon This was so long and slow. It felt like not much happened. I have mixed feelings about these books. I am not a completionist but I keep... Continue reading →

Monthly Movies & TV- March 2022

by Athena // May 2, 2022 // No Comments

Back in the early years of this blog – about 20 years ago – I would track all the movies I watched. In the last couple years, I cut down on a lot of TV and film watching because I... Continue reading →

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis

by Athena // April 28, 2022 // No Comments

I gave this book 4 stars on GR. I think more for the subject matter than the writing or overall book. I do like Michael Lewis’s writing. This book captures what he is really good at: he writes real people... Continue reading →

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