I finally finished a book. After months of being in a reading slump, I finally reached the last page of Matcha on Monday by Michiko Aoyama. And of course, finishing the book wasn’t enough. I had to sit with it for a while and think, okay, what exactly did this
Tag: Asian Literature
If you are given the chance to go back in time, which timeline are you gonna go to? No, this is not Before The Coffee Gets Cold or any book in that series. It’s The Memory Bookshop by Song Yu-jeong. This book is on the list of books I look
I used to dislike Thursdays. For me, it’s like the word almost. Almost the weekend. Almost rest. Almost… everything I was waiting for. But maybe it’s a bit unfair to Thursday because, hey, it’s not its fault it sits right after midweek and just before Friday the party day. Also,
Rika Horiuchi is an interesting character, and I envy her for landing a part-time job at the museum. Magical or not, who wouldn’t want to be surrounded by art that has existed far longer than our anxieties? Every sculpture, every chipped marble, every broken nose and missing limb… all of
Some books don’t just tell a story. Some leave gentle reminders about life, just like this one. From the same author who created the masterpiece, What You’re Looking For Is In The Library, Michiko Aoyama‘s The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park introduces us to Kabahiko, a stationary hippo ride in
Kindle app told me that I’ve been reading for eight days straight and to keep the momentum going, so here I am writing my thoughts about the second book I read with Kikkie. May You Have Delicious Meals almost didn’t make it to my reading list because it brings back
I figured round-ups are not for me, because what if the August ends and I only read one book unlike in July? And so, I decided that individual summaries of my thoughts are much better. With that being said, here’s to my first official read with Kikkie — To The