Tag: Reviews
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Hey there, bookworm! I’m finally back with an exciting new book review, the first one of 2024. Woohoo! This year we’ve started off strong with Daphne Du Maurier’s, Rebecca. (This was actually on my 2023 to-read list, but better late than never, right?). All I can say is wow. It’s been so long since I’ve…
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I can’t believe how much emotion and depth can be compressed in just 160 pages. McEwan is my literary hero. The way he finds the perfect balance between simplistic and intensive imagery. The way he bends, stretches and uses time in all its facets. What did the end of WW2 mean for two young British…
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Film: Only Yesterday directed by Isao Takahata Taeko is young, but not so young that people don’t frequently ask why she doesn’t just settle down and marry. Resolute in her decision to explore life fully, volunteer, and learn about the way different people live, she is un-swayed by these judgements. She goes to the countryside, where…
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Okay, I read it. I read one of the most popular memoirs of our decade: I’m Glad My Mother Died By Jennette McCurdy. I’ll dive into the verdict right now. I loved this book. Despite all the criticisms (some of them just but we’ll get into that in a moment), this has been one of…
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Okay, I won’t put any spoilers in this one like my previous Lisa Jewell book review, Then She Was Gone. Synopsis Everybody loves Maya, Adrian Wolfe’s third wife. The family holidays, the kids’ gestures of approval, the weekend-parenting shifts all showed a smooth-sailing ship on the sea of Adrian’s world. A world he once shared…
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I always learn something about the human nature after reading Christie’s books. A person will always betray the truth of their psychology— no matter how much they try and hide it. Also look for the patterns…always look for the patterns. Someone has made three attempts at Miss Nick Buckley’s life. The fourth attempt is done,…