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Category Archives: Books
Must Read: First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
I’ve never been so fully engaged in a book. The last one was perhaps Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. The parts of the book touching on the fear and pain of losing a father made me cry. I can’t recall … Continue reading
#16. Simple Joys: Reading Books with Kids
Reading books with the best kids. Books they actually enjoy. I get so much out of it and their comments and things they observe are so interesting. I appreciate good illustrations as well. Children’s books are very therapeutic and calming … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Simple Joys
Tagged children, childrens’ literature, joy, kid lit, simple joy
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‘The Possession’ by Annie Ernaux (Audiobook)
These lines were arresting and expressed what I have thought a countless number of times. Oh the liberty to write with such freedom. But the author has bravely done so even when alive. She is shockingly honest. She speaks of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, Books
Tagged Annie Ernaux, biography, books, Life, memoir, Nobel prize, the possession, writer
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I Listened to ‘I Remain in Darkness’ by Annie Ernaux
That was the first book (audio book) I got after placing some on hold at the electronic library. I use the app Libby on my phone and need to sign in with my library account details. It was brilliant. Stark … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer’s, Annie Ernaux, audiobook, I Remain in Darkness, literature, Nobel prize
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French Writer Annie Ernaux has Won the Nobel Prize in Literature
When I heard that Annie Ernaux was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature I was ashamed and embarrassed that I hadn’t read any of her work and immediately went to my library app to borrow her books. Many readers … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Ernaux, books, Life, literature, memoir, Nobel prize in literature
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Worse Case Scenario
Many passages in Salman Rushdie’s Autobiography ‘Joseph Anton’ stood out for me, but this passage in particular. He would not live his life by the worse-case scenario. That would turn him into their prisoner. He was nobody’s prisoner. Salman Rushdie … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Books, Midlife Musings
Tagged anxiety, faith, Joseph Anton, Salman Rushdie, spirituality, worry, worse case scenario
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Best Books I’ve Read So Far in 2022
They are The Return by Hisham Matar, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt and Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie. I highly recommend all three. The first two have won the Pulitzer. These three books all happen to be memoirs or autobiographies. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, autobiographies, books, Frank McCourt, Hisham Matar, memoirs, Pulitzer, Salman Rushdie, writers
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Salman Rushdie’s Writing Routine & Mastery of the English Language
I’ve always been fascinated by the routines of people I admire. Especially what makes a writer tick. And since I’ve always been fascinated by the author Salman Rushdie I googled to find these gems. The great thing about the writing … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, Books, Midlife Musings, Singapore Living
Tagged English, language, routine, Salman Rushdie, writers, writing
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Absolutely Transfixed by this Audiobook – Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie
How I wished Salman Rushdie narrated the whole book and not just the prologue. I always desire to hear the story in the writer’s own voice. I am fascinated by his biography as I’m a great admirer of his genious. … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, biography, Joseph Anton, Life, Salman Rushdie, writers
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The Best & Most Useful Gift from My Partner
I can clip this to my bed post to listen to my audiobooks. The sound is much better than the tinny sound from my phone itself. I try to get the speaker as close to me as possible, so that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Joy, Singapore Living
Tagged audiobooks, Bose blue tooth speaker, free, gift, happiness, Libby, library
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How I’m Attempting to Improve My Writing Skills
I aim to write every day in an effort to improve my writing. Another thing that helps is reading good literature. Because my eyes hurt with too much screen time, I mostly listen to audiobooks. I wish my eyesight was … Continue reading
Horrified by the attack on Salman Rushdie
In my life there are certain events that have shocked me to the core. When I was a kid it was news about Princess Diana’s death (heart wrenching to think of her young boys) and later the assassination of Indira … Continue reading
Books I Love: Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
I’m in the midst of the audio book brilliantly narrated by the author himself, but I long to read it as well, to really take it all in at leisure. No surprise that this is one of the best memoirs … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela’s ashes, authors, books, Life, Pulitzer, reading, writers
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Audio Books: Black Flags
I’m utterly fascinated by this throughly researched book by Joby Warrick . No surprise that it won a Pulitzer. I’m still in the midst of it, but it’s truly educating my ignorant self, who understands only a fraction about the … Continue reading
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Tagged award winning books, black flags, books, literature, non fiction, Pulitzer
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The Return by Hisham Matar
I randomly searched for a Pulitzer Prize winning audio book and found this at the library (I use the Libby App). I am still within the first few chapters of this audio book narrated by the author himself. I’m blown … Continue reading
Emily Gravett
I adore illustrations by Emily Gravett. She’s an English children’s book writer and illustrator who is in her fourties like me. To me her’s is the dream career and her talent is what I admire as opposed to careers where … Continue reading
Peekaboo Books
I love Children’s Books that are well made. Gonna start writing about my favourite ones.
Enchanted by ‘A Room with a View’: Both the Book & the Movie
Am in the middle of the novel ‘A Room with a View’ and the trailer on Youtube of the 1985 movie brought back lovely memories. Would love to watch this movie again and if only our theatres screened old movies. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged A Room with a View, beautiful, book, Daniel Day Lewis, E M Forster, England, Helena Bonham Carter, Italy, Movie, novel, romantic, Trailer
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A Stolen Life
The book ‘A Stolen Life’ moved me tremendously. I talk about it my latest post.
Some Days this World is Hard to Fathom
I watched the movie The Dark Knight Rises and felt a chill when the random shooting scene came on. I can’t even begin to imagine how terrifying it must have been for the victims. The horrifying mass murder in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture & Society
Tagged Batman, book, children, Dark Knight Rises, Holmes, Lionel Shriver, Movie, murder, nature, nurture, parenting, thoughts, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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A Book I Could Not Put Down
I have been having trouble concentrating lately, but this was one book I could not put down. Reading it made me happier as well. It’s one of those books where you want it to go on for a bit more. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, White as Milk
Tagged adults, books, children, classic, quotes, The Secret Garden
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