Page Count: 180 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW So this is a reread for me and I love it just as much every time that I read it. I love how, no matter whether the book is fiction or non fiction, Murakami’s writing style keeps the same unique voice and tone that I love him for. TheContinue reading “What I talk about when I talk about running by Haruki Murakami”
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Flowers of Emptiness by Sally Belfrage
Page Count: 240 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW It was a very interesting book about the world of gurus in India that (mostly) Western people lose themselves in. It talks of a woman who sees these soul searchers completely ignore the issues of the world and how they seem to abandon normal lives to live in thisContinue reading “Flowers of Emptiness by Sally Belfrage”
Men without Women by Haruki Murakami
Page Count: 228 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW This one is a re-read for me but I absolutely love Murakami’s writing style and his casualised weirdness. My favourite of the stories in the collection is Kino but I love all of them. He is poetic and interesting and dives into the bizarre while making it sound likeContinue reading “Men without Women by Haruki Murakami”
Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli
Page Count: 168 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW Informative and poetic, Rovelli has such a beautiful way of writing that inspires and enchants me, reigniting my love for science and knowledge. It gave me an existential crisis bit never before has my perception of reality and meaning been shattered so lyrically. I may lay off physics forContinue reading “Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli”
The Penguin Book of Exorcisms by Joseph P. Laycock
Page Count: 287 Rating: 2/5 REVIEW The context around each exorcism was interesting and some of the more modern ones that had a lot of details but on the whole, it gave really vague information – which for older ones makes sense – but they also made fun or debunked things in what read asContinue reading “The Penguin Book of Exorcisms by Joseph P. Laycock”
Following in the Footsteps of King Arthur by Andrew Beattie
Page Count: 186 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I found the descriptions of all of the different locations and how they ended up in the mythos around King Arthur very interesting and made me want to go explore at least some of them. I didn’t appreciate some of the language towards the stories, authors, or people whoContinue reading “Following in the Footsteps of King Arthur by Andrew Beattie”
Buried by Professor Alice Roberts
Page Count: 306 Rating: 4.5/5 REVIEW A great follow-up to her book Ancestors, Roberts talks about the period of Britain when Romans left and what burials in this time period shows us about the people that lived around the country at the time. There is no one defined culture of Britain at any period ofContinue reading “Buried by Professor Alice Roberts”
The Jewel Box by Tim Blackburn
Page Count: 327 Rating: 4/5 REVIEW I love moths and so this was a very good book to get a little glimpse into the world through their eyes so to speak. The book uses moths lives, populations and variations to highlight the state of nature and population changes on the whole. He talks about topicsContinue reading “The Jewel Box by Tim Blackburn”
The Little book of Lykke by Meik Miking
Page Count: 285 Rating: 5/5 REVIEW Wiking is bri9llioant at writing books that make me see how much better my life could be with some small changes. Some things I cannot do – like de-age myself to have an eco-friendly classroom – but something like maybe walking to a further out bus stop for myContinue reading “The Little book of Lykke by Meik Miking”
Ancestors by Professor Alice Roberts
Page Count: 406 Rating: 4.5/5 REVIEW A powerful read with a message that will stay with me forever. Professor Roberts goes through these burials with intrigue and some storytelling but also warns about pitting the history in modern or preconceived boxes. It was very fascinating to see her talk about burials, lack of burials, andContinue reading “Ancestors by Professor Alice Roberts”
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