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August 19, 2014

ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins

August 19, 2014

ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie PerkinsI finally decided to join the party and read Anna and the French Kiss. It’s one of those books I read because I wanted to know what the book was about. It keeps popping up everywhere online—in the blogosphere, on Instagram, as well as Twitter—and all the online bookstores seem to have it under their recommendations right now. At first I did mostly enjoy the book. For the most part, I liked Stephanie Perkins’ writing style, which was well-suited towards a sweet romance. Sadly, towards the last third, prominent cracks started appearing for me.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, bi- or multiracial characters, boarding school, cancer, cheating, diversity, family problems, friendship, high school, holidays, love triangles, siblinghood, single parenthood

August 15, 2014

Book Cover Culture #2: Dream a Little Dream

August 15, 2014

Silber Das erste Buch der Träume - Dream a Little Dream - Kerstin GierOh the contrast between the German and the English covers! Written by Kerstin Gier, this book was originally published in German under the title Silber: Das erste Buch der Träume (Literally translated, Silver: The first book of dreams). It will be published in English as Dream a Little Dream on 6. January 2015.

· Categories: Book Cover Culture

August 14, 2014

Fiction is Fiction: On Bookstore Shelving Systems

August 14, 2014

YA and general fiction mixed on bookstore shelvesOver the past couple of weeks I noticed something whenever I stepped into the bookstores of a particular local chain. It seems they have abandoned the segregation between YA/teen fiction and general/adult fiction. The shelves still do exist but a lot of YA fiction has been shelved under general fiction. Have the bookstore shelving systems collapsed? Take a look at the following book covers. These were shelved together in one of the shelf sections.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

August 12, 2014

I LOVE I HATE I MISS MY SISTER by Amélie Sarn

August 12, 2014

I LOVE I HATE I MISS MY SISTER by Amelie SarnI Love I Hate I Miss My Sister arrived in the mail yesterday, just about a week after publication. When I had it in my hands, I did something I rarely do when a book arrives: read. Since I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister is such a short book, I decided to keep reading, thinking I might as well finish it one go. And finish it I did. I started reading at 10 p.m. and was done by 12.30 a.m. Just as well, since I pre-ordered it.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: beliefs, bullying, culture, death, discrimination, diversity, family, feminism, grief, islam, multiculturalism, murder, realistic fiction, siblinghood, sisters

August 8, 2014

Why I’m Thankful for my Local Library

August 8, 2014

Local Library SignLast week I had a conversation with my dad and I told him that if I choose to live somewhere else in future, there is one thing I’ll miss here: the local public library system. The collection of books in the catalogue is so extensive that most of the English books I want to read are available for loan. The reference section too is nothing to sneeze at, housing books that would cost me over a hundred dollars, were I to buy them.

· Categories: Thoughts & Confab

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