Books and Bits
It’s been over a year since I last wrote a blog post. Sitting down to write feels like tentatively dipping my shoulders below sea level. I can swim, but diving into an ocean after so long is daunting. This past...
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‘Shuggie Bain’ by Douglas Stuart Book Review
The Book One of the surprises of the Booker Prize longlist this year was the number of debut authors. But, after having read Brandon Taylor’s Real Life, C Pam Zhang’s How Much of These Hills Is Gold, and now Shuggie...
The Books I Read in July 2020
July was an excellent reading month for me overall and warped into a period of tackling chunky books: ‘The Iliad’, ‘El Tiempo Entre Costuras’, and ‘East of Eden’ which I had the pleasure of buddy reading with Macey and Audrey....
Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2020
Can you believe we’re now halfway through the year? It doesn’t seem like two minutes since lockdown was announced in March and I hastily moved out of my student house to return home. Nevertheless, if there ever were a silver...
The Books I Read in May 2020
While last month, my desire to read came in peaks and troughs, in May I found my rhythm and alternated between multiple books at once. I used to be a strict one-book-at-a-time reader, but lately, I feel like I’m getting...
The 10 Most Underrated Netflix Shows
Sometimes there’s nothing is better than a Netflix night in with some tasty snacks. However, sometimes it feels like you’ve already binged everything worth watching. While some series trend for weeks on social media, there are little nuggets that remain...
Little Things in Lockdown Vol. 3
Last week I submitted my dissertation and officially finished all my assignments for my bachelor’s degree! Yes, nearly 19 years of education wrapped up on a random Saturday afternoon in my bedroom. This isn’t exactly how I intended to end...
The Books I Read in March 2020
Much like everyone else, I’m doing my best to stay as positive and proactive as possible in the face of the pandemic; books and my new, impulse-buy Nintendo Switch are keeping me sane. During lockdown, I’m also enjoying plenty of...
