You probably vaguely remember that I went away for a bit in late August. First for my brother’s wedding, but since we’ve paid the tickets all the way to Indonesia, thought we might as well have a trip there. And so we did, the six of us: me and hubby, my mom, my first younger […]
I am never a fan of war stories. I avoid them like a plague. I don’t exactly hate them, just have very little to no interest in them. Unfortunately war stories with mice made little difference to me, as Mouse Guard was far from rocking my boat. The illustration is very beautiful and the mice […]
I’ve been intrigued by The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie since it was featured on the First Tuesday Book Club late last year and how it is often included in the various book lists (e.g. 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Guardian’s 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read). Coincidentally, Muriel Spark is an author […]
