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There but for the – Ali Smith 12 Mar 2013 | 07:35 pm
Reason not the need, the man says. Need not the reason. We don’t know. We simply don’t know. Sometimes I ... Continue reading
New books 2013 4 Mar 2013 | 05:26 pm
Good books come in all shapes and sizes. Some of these authors, I’ve never read before, but I thought this ... Continue reading
On Love and Death – Patrick Süskind 8 Jan 2013 | 08:47 pm
What St Augustine says of time is equally true of love. The less we think about it, the more self-evident ... Continue reading
Christmas 25 Dec 2012 | 06:27 pm
It’s Christmas. Last weekend, I allowed myself one final visit to the greatest book sale in Malaysia, and got myself ... Continue reading
Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell 22 Dec 2012 | 09:40 pm
I just bought this book. And like most of the books I buy, I had expected to keep it on my shelves, unread, for a very long time. Mitchell’s only got five books out so far, and I didn’t want to go thr...
New babies 18 Dec 2012 | 03:50 pm
These are the newest members of my to-be library. Got them all at the greatest book sale in the world! I’m still thinking if I should go a third time. The sale ends on the 23rd, so I’ve still got some...
Kenzaburō Ōe – A Personal Matter 17 Dec 2012 | 06:53 pm
This was my second attempt at reading this book. The first time, I couldn’t get past the first ten pages, before I put it back down again. At that time, I remember thinking that the writing was bland,...
Portnoy’s Complaint – Philip Roth 4 Oct 2012 | 05:07 pm
There’s something about this book that doesn’t allow me to talk about it. Or at least, I can’t seem to find a good way to talk about it that would make any sense. I finished the book a couple of days ...
Currently reading: Carver 24 Aug 2012 | 05:08 am
I have my first Raymond Carver book in my bag, and it goes wherever I go. I had picked What We Talk About When We Talk About Love from the shelves at the bookstore (quite some time ago now), because (...
Currently Reading: Nasrin and Roth 14 Aug 2012 | 09:40 am
I’ve been reading Taslima Nasrin’s Shame for much too long. It’s been lingering at by bedside for more than a month now, and still I haven’t even gone past the halfway mark. I can’t say that it’s unre...
