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2018 books

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyzaki

by Athena // December 21, 2018 // No Comments
This is a late review that has been hanging over me a month. I read all volumes of this manga series in October and November, but I wanted to review the work as a whole. I consider Hayao Miyazaki a... Continue reading →

Circe by Madeline Miller

by Athena // November 1, 2018 // No Comments
Remember in the last review how I mentioned women in Greek mythology tended to be mistreated or abused? This book has a lot of that. Circe is a goddess. She is the daughter of a Titan and a nymph. She... Continue reading →

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

by Athena // October 23, 2018 // No Comments
This is a long overdue read. I’ve had this in my TBR pile for a few years after hearing the raves. My interest in Greek mythology and Greek stories is an old one. I remember reading many of the myths... Continue reading →

P. S. I Still Love You and Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

by Athena // September 27, 2018 // 2 Comments
Of course, I had to read the sequels after I watched the movie. I read them both over the course of 24 hours without power. I read P. S. I love you mostly with a book lamp in the dark.... Continue reading →

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

by Athena // September 24, 2018 // 2 Comments
I wanted to read this book because of the buzz the Netflix movie. I wanted to wait until after I’ve read the book to see the movie. It took me a few chapters to get comfortable because the book is... Continue reading →

Artemis by Andy Weir

by Athena // September 22, 2018 // No Comments
I liked The Martian well enough to try this novel. Like The Martian, this felt more plot driven than character driven even though the protagonist gets more development. I was divided between how I would rate this book overall. While... Continue reading →

Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

by Athena // September 20, 2018 // No Comments
This is a book about big data specifically the big data gleaned from services such as Google and Facebook. It has a look about how big data from these sites can reveal people’s true behaviour. This book took awhile to... Continue reading →

Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler

by Athena // August 25, 2018 // No Comments
This is a Pulitzer prize winning novel. I did not know what it was about when I started to read it. It’s one day in the life of an older couple Ira and Maggie Moran. The characters in this novel... Continue reading →

My Boyfriend is a Bear by Pamela Ribbon

by Athena // August 23, 2018 // 2 Comments
I had not read a book in over a month. When I haven’t read any book after 3 weeks, I get very angsty. It’s not like I don’t have books around, but this one came at the right time. This... Continue reading →

China Rich Problems by Kevin Kwan

by Athena // July 14, 2018 // No Comments
The last book in this trilogy and I am sad! I have had such good time reading these books. The last two have been very addictive. I devoured this book in two sittings. I do think the author has issues... Continue reading →

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

by Athena // July 12, 2018 // No Comments
This was fun. This is the Crazy Rich Asians sequel and another follows this one. I am looking forward to it because I think the author has found that groove. This second instalment in the series is better written than... Continue reading →

Capital Without Borders by Brooke Harrington

by Athena // July 10, 2018 // No Comments
Between the Crazy Rich Asians books, I decided to read a non-fiction book about the wealthy to ground me further into reality. I learned about this book from the NPR podcast “Hidden Brain.” I actually requested that my public library... Continue reading →

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