First week back in Japan
I haven’t written here in a long time now, but after three years living in Japan I moved to Vancouver, Canada, to pursue an MA in Premodern Japanese Literature. I started my courses a few months back, and I’m really enjoying them, together with the opportunities that have been opened up for me. I hoped this degree would also allow me to be back in Japan more often, and that proved true, so now I’m spending three weeks in Ise…
Keep readingTo Fall Fable – by Alice Wickenden
Another review that I was supposed to write over a month ago, but yeah, if you didn’t read my previous post or don’t follow me on Twitter the short version is that I moved to Japan, so I was quite busy. I finally set up a writing desk though, so from now on I’ll try to find a new (hopefully consistent) schedule.Prequel to the review though: I brought this book to work with me almost everyday for the last two…
Keep readingThe Water Cycle – by Beth Gordon
I read The Water Cycle in the airport, while waiting for my flight, and while reading my notes I’m thinking it shows. The chapbook was particularly fitting for that moment, given the author’s talks of flights and that underlying feeling of wanting to flee. I am in love with how she could make so many imageries connected to water feel new every time. As a lover of water myself, it made me see it in a new light, a more…
Keep readingBloodwarm -by Taylor Byas
Hi everyone! I don’t even know how many times I tried writing this anymore, but the last weeks have been busier than busy, and this isn’t a review I can or want to write half-heartedly. I’ve been following Taylor Byas on Twitter and reading (and loving) her works for a while now, reason why I’m especially grateful to Variant Lit for providing me with this chapbook, but also why my expectations were already pretty high to begin with. And I’m…
Keep readingLiving Monsters/Damaged Ghosts
Hi everyone! This is only my second review this year (can’t believe it’s already November) but I got two amazing chapbooks from Variant Literature and I need to talk about them. Like, a lot. I already told all my friends how cool they are, so it’s your turn to listen now. I’m going to talk first about Living Monsters/ Damaged Ghosts by Cori Lohstroh, just because it’s shorter. I firmly believe in judging a book by its cover, and I…
Keep readingDarcy Coates
I took part in a workshop a while ago, and I’ve been so lucky as to win a bundle of eleven books. They’re horror/mysteries and thrillers.I never heard about any of the authors before, but I’ve got through four of the books and they’ve been a pleasant surprise. The weird thing though is that three of the books are from the same author – you guessed it: Darcy Coates. As you can see in the picture, the books are The…
Keep readingToni Morrison
I really wanted to write a post about Toni Morrison, because since I discovered her I decided that everyone should know and love her. First the short short short version, for those who don’t know her: she was an African-American writer who won the Nobel prize in literature in 1993. I won’t tell her life story, since you can just look for it online, but I’d like to talk about her works, the ones I read at least. Although she…
Keep readingAgatha Christie
During quarantine I had some more time to read, and I’d like to talk about some of the books I read. You should know first that my peak performance was during middle school. I used to study, read and do extracurriculars. I read an average of two books per week, while now I can barely read one per month. Go figure. Anyway, during that period I read Agatha Christie for the first time. I liked it, but I went on…
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