By virtue of a long weekend in Melbourne, combined with some solid rain, I was able to devote the first few days of November to reading. And I’ve smashed through a bunch of novellas. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Japanese
#NOVNOV – Two More, Both Weird
A Field Guide to the North American Family by Garth Risk Hallberg Continue reading
Sample Saturday – unmoving, an idol and a river
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading
Six Degrees of Separation – from Butter to Empire of Pain
It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. Not our usual opera venue but fabulous to see Tosca this week. It’s in my top three operas – will never tire of the music (especially act III); loved the sets; loved settling into the music again (we didn’t get any opera last year); and although the possibility of hot chips at interval was strangely appealing, we didn’t succumb!
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My Latest Listens
Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton) Continue reading
Sample Saturday – a serial killer, a student, and siblings
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading
Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week
01. All Mondays should come with a Pool Pass. Continue reading
My Latest Listens
Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta Continue reading
Sample Saturday – friends, nothing and a development
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading