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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →