Tag: Books
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April 30, 2023
I got my first woodworking book today. I’m thrilled!
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Has a book changed your life?
I don’t think so. For a teacher-librarian, I’m a pretty bad reader. I don’t always have a book on the go. It takes me quite some time to finish the books that I start. In university, I developed an interest in Russian writers. For the last couple of years, I’ve been trying to read as…
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Should we be getting rid of old books?
During a librarian meeting in September, we were told to cull our collections, getting rid of books that portray people of diverse ancestry poorly. I kind of get it but I also kind of don’t.
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An article about a book
I love Haruki Murakami’s work. I’m looking forward to picking up a copy of his new book. Here is an excerpt from it.
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An article about a book
I love Haruki Murakami’s work. I’m looking forward to picking up a copy of his new book. Here is an excerpt from it.
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My Favourite Quotations from Flowers for Algernon
I enjoyed reading Flowers for Algernon. I’ve copied out my favourite quotations from the book below. It’s funny how only a few lines can capture the sentiment of an entire novel, but those sentences would be meaningless without the unquoted others.
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Starting to Read First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami
I picked up a copy of First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami. After reading the first two short stories in the collection (there are eight stories), I now want to talk about them. The stories are unexpectedly enjoyable.
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Deliberations on small decisions
I ordered a book yesterday. Online, it said that the book was available for pick up. When I got to the store, I was handed a bag that contained the notebooks I ordered but not the book. When I asked why I didn’t get the book, I was told that the stock online is not…
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I Didn’t Have a Book Light
I’ve been wanting to read more but I haven’t been able to. There’s been a book and a Kindle beside my bed for a few months but I haven’t really been doing any reading before bed. I tried to read during the day, after work or dinner, but sitting on the couch to read hasn’t…
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Book Review | Reproduction by Ian Williams
I recently finished reading Reproduction by Ian Williams, the most recent Scotiabank Giller Prize winner. It was a little too experimental for me. While reading the book, I didn’t find myself feeling emotionally invested in the characters, but more like an indifferent witness to their lives. Williams’ use of language was, at times, distracting. If…
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I Have Read The Brothers Karamazov
After about a dozen failed attempts over about ten years, I have finally managed to read The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It took me just over a month to read it but it was worth it. It’s a great book.
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Pride for Other People
I’ve been sitting on this post for a while now, thinking that I really shouldn’t post it. Not because there is anything inherently wrong in doing so, but I’ve just got this feeling that, perhaps, it isn’t a good idea. You know that feeling? The gears of my thoughts just kind of clink together, instead of…