I don't read short stories very often, but Kat (@redwavereads) was so enthusiastic about this collection that I had to give it a try. At the time, Lucia Berlin was completely unknown to me, which, now that I have read her, seems a real shame. Berlin was incredibly talented. And even this falls short to … Continue reading A Manual For Cleaning Women, by Lucia Berlin
This made for a very special read. First because I had not read anything centring around Chinese Americans before. But it is definitely the writing and the characters that made this book unique. Here is the blurb, my review follows. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong … Continue reading The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan
Faith has a thirst for science and secrets that the rigid confines of her class cannot supress. And so it is that she discovers her disgraced father’s journals, filled with the scribbled notes and theories of a man driven close to madness. Tales of a strange tree which, when told a lie, will uncover a … Continue reading The Lie Tree, by Frances Hardinge
🇫🇷Vous pouvez retrouver une présentation du défi Balzac ici. N'hésitez pas à participer! Toutes mes courtes chroniques de lecture balzaciennes seront publiées plus bas, au fur et à mesure de mes lectures. Je ferai de temps en temps des articles plus poussés sur des oeuvres particulièrement importantes à mes yeux, et vous tiendrai au courant! … Continue reading Chroniques Balzaciennes #DéfiBalzac / Balzacian Chronicles #BalzacChallenge
Ok guys, let's talk about one of my absolute favourite reads from this year. I first heard of Hardinge earlier this year, when Pan MacMillan announced on Instagram that they would publish new editions of "Frances Hardinge's best loved stories", and displayed photos of the gorgeous paperback covers. Reading that I thought: "Who the heck … Continue reading A Face Like Glass, by Frances Hardinge
2018 is my Nigerian authors year! I now the literary scene is vibrant there and as I have ties with the country, I wanted to discover more about its literature (both contemporary and less recent) . Stay with me was on my book wish list, and my friend Emilie was kind enough to gift it to … Continue reading Stay with me, by Ayòbámi Adébáyò
The Girl in the Tower is the second instalment of the Winternight Trilogy, brought to us by the talented Katherine Arden. You may remember how much I loved the first one (little reminder here). So you can imagine how excited I was to read more on Vasya's story. Here is the Goodreads blurb, my review … Continue reading The Girl in The Tower, by Katherine Arden
This book had been on my wish list like forever when I stumbled across Penguin UK's Instagram giveaway. I immediately got in and then forgot about it. How delighted I was when I learnt that I had won an ARC! So did The Toymakers live up to my expectations? Let's find out! Here is the … Continue reading The Toymakers, by Robert Dinsdale
My first attempt at a poem in English. I am used to writing in French only, but I guess I was inspired enough by the subject to find my words for this one... My english verses still need some polishing, but I enjoy working on it, so I'll try to craft more english poems in the future. (By … Continue reading Lovebirds
This is the first book of my 2018 "French classics" TBR. Le Père Goriot is one of the instalments of La Comedie Humaine, Balzac's monumental fresco. I found it in my mother's bookcase and decided to give it a try! Here is the Goodreads blurb, my review follows. 'Pere Goriot' is the tragic story of … Continue reading Le père Goriot, by Honoré de Balzac
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