Book: To be Taught, If FortunateAuthor: Becky ChambersRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Completed this for the Popsugar Reading Challenge Prompt #5 (a book about women astronauts) and the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge Prompt #11 (requires suspension of disbelief). It is the end of the twenty-second century, and human spaceflight is now possible further and further away with theContinue reading “2026 Book #5: To Be Taught, If Fortunate”
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2026 Book #4: The Yellow Wall-Paper
“The Yellow Wall-Paper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman explores the struggles of women through various narratives, including a postpartum experience that leads to madness. The book critiques the male-dominated narratives affecting women’s lives and emphasizes feminist themes. It’s a compelling read filled with humor and thought-provoking conclusions, making it highly recommended.
2026 Book #3: As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
A young adult story of survival amidst a revolution which is heartbreaking and beautiful, though the romance is a bit over the top. Still, an important read.
2026 Book #2: The Family Remains
Book: The Family Remains (Sequel to The Family Upstairs) Author: Lisa JewellRating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 DCI Samuel Owusu (never Sam, always Samuel) finds himself in the centre of a cold case investigation when a bag of bones is discovered in the river. He connects the case back to a strange house where a suicide pact took placeContinue reading “2026 Book #2: The Family Remains”
2026 Book #1: Mother Mary Comes to Me
Book review of Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
Book Review: Just Another Day
It’s always nerve-wracking to read a close friend’s writing – and especially so when it is writing that has just been published. Fortunately with Piyusha Vir’s “Just Another Day”, I needn’t have worried at all. This collection of three short stories, Vir’s debut book, is available on Kindle, and did not disappoint.
Mock, Stalk & Quarrel: A Review
Mock, Stalk & Quarrel – A Collection of Satirical Tales by Indrani Ganguly My rating: 4 of 5 stars Mock, Stalk and Quarrel is a delightful collection of 29 tales of situations that we’ve all witnessed in some way. The voices and subject matter of the tales vary. In some we see very familiar politicalContinue reading “Mock, Stalk & Quarrel: A Review”
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