Spring has finally hit my part of the Midwest
and that makes my reading of Elizabeth Gilbert’s book with its botanic
discussions. I am currently at the part
during the year without a summer and I feel as though we just exited the never
ending winter. With the warmer temps, I
feel reinvigorated in my reading and am really enjoying the books that I am now
reading.
Currently Reading:
-
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Nights in Shanghai by Nicole Mones (received through Goodreads)
- Adaptation by Malinda Lo (received through NetGalley)
On Deck:
-
The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers who Reinvented American Literature by Ben Tarnoff
- We Were Liars by e. lockhart (received through the publisher)
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
- From Souk to Souk: Travels through the Middle East by Robin Ratchford (received through NetGalley)
Recent Reviews:
The
Frangipani Hotel by Violet Kupersmith (received through
NetGalley)
5 stars
Comprised of stories, this book explores
Vietnamese ghost stories by setting them in the present day. Beautifully written, most of these stories
are both wistful and incredibly creepy.
Many are set in Vietnam but there are also some that follow Vietnamese
living in the United States. I enjoyed
those set in Vietnam more as the setting itself added mystique and authenticity
to the stories. I wasn’t expecting to be
so drawn into these stories and I find myself still thinking about them well
after finishing. I received this book
from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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