I write because I read. I read because I write.
(Note: This tag is stolen from my dearie Jade. I am guilty beyond reasonable doubt; I am willing to pay the price of this crime. ^___^ ) It's a Monday morning and my work email is (surprisingly) quiet and empty. Perhaps like a little street in a province at 12:30 AM. So I decided to… Continue reading The Entertainer Book Tag
“Reality depends on perspective, on what is paid attention to.” 43rd - Inside the O'Briens by Lisa Genova Rating: (Good read, definitely) What is it about: Joe O’Brien is a forty-four-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer,… Continue reading Book Review: Inside the O’Briens by Lisa Genova
I am good in planning, except when I’m reading, sometimes I follow where my mood is swinging, and here are the books I’m glad I picked on a whim. --- Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson About: Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity,… Continue reading Ten Books I’m Glad I Picked on a Whim
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”― Jorge Luis Borges What's a paradise without five-star reads? I have my own five-star paradise, and my recent residents are... --- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) by Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym), J.K. Rowling Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav… Continue reading Recent Five Star Reads
We have pills for headaches. We have antidepressants for sadness. We have God for believers.We have nothing for autism. - Lisa Genova, Love Anthony I know I am in love with a story if: It affected me personally. It left me haunted. It gave me book hangover I can’t brush off and I want to know the… Continue reading Love Anthony by Lisa Genova: A Review and A Reading Challenge Update
“People who say they don't have time to read simply don't want to.” ― Julie Rugg, A Book Addict's Treasury What's your mood for today? Moods is the theme of The Broke and the Bookish‘s Top Ten Tuesday today. March 1: Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For... SHORT READS! 😀 Most of… Continue reading Ten Books for Awesome-Short-Read Mood
“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” ― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood Surprises! That is the main theme of The Broke and the Bookish‘s Top Ten Tuesday today. February 23: Ten Book I Enjoyed Recently (last yearish) That Weren't My Typical Genre/Type of Book… Continue reading Out-of-comfort-zone Books I Loved
Out of 48 books read last year, only eleven (11) were given five stars. And they are... Mystery/Thrillers The Pelican Brief by John Grisham With twists and turns I have never predicted, this book made me an automatic fan of John Grisham. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold A book I have written a full-length review is surely a… Continue reading Best Read Books of 2015
"Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different." - Stephen King The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Tuesday for this week gave me a mixed 'feels'. November 10: Top Ten Book To Movie Adaptations I'm Looking Forward To or Ten Book To Movie Adaptations I Still Need To… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Book To Movie Adaptations I Still Need To Watch and I am Excited to Watch!
"Only a person with a Best Seller mind can write Best Sellers." - Aldous Huxley Debuts. First times. Fresh. New. That's The Broke and the Bookish idea of Top Ten Tuesday for this week! November 3: Top Ten Debut Authors Who Have Me Looking Forward To Their Sophomore Novel And because I am not quite sure if… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Debut Authors Who Have Me Looking Forward To Their Sophomore Novel
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