last week, this week is pretty manageable. I’ve been looking forward to The Passion of Dolssa for a few months already, and I can’t wait for my pre-order to arrive. Among the reprints, I definitely recommend I Love I Hate I Miss My Sister. As for the books I hadn’t heard of before, I might check out Klickitat, if my public library adds it to their catalogue.
Retrospect #119: April 10
The weather’s been crazy hot lately which led to a fair bit of lethargy on my part. Temperatures have been hitting 35ºC with little rainfall, making March the driest month in Singapore since 1869 at least. April continued with the heat, so I’ve spent a good deal of my time glued in front of a fan listening to audiobooks. On Friday I did venture into the kitchen to bake though and made challah for the family. By the time I managed to take a photos of it, only about a fifth of the loaf was left. I’ll try to be faster in capturing my next challah.
Project 52 – New Beginnings
New Beginnings made me think of first books in series. They introduce us to new worlds and start us out on a new journey. I figured out pull out some first books in series from my shelf when I realized that my stack kept growing. These are books I’ve kept waiting on my bookshelves for various reasons.
THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE by Heidi Heilig
Time travel in books is my weakness. I used to actively seek them out as a kid. Nowadays reading about such stories feels like visiting old friends. Sadly, The Girl from Everywhere didn’t quite have enough of it. The setting of The Girl from Everywhere was predominantly Honolulu 1884. There were glimpses of India, New York and China from various eras but not a lot happened in these places. Being stuck in Hawaii for so long gave rise to a slower moving plot than I had anticipated.
Retrospect #117–118: April 3 (Double Edition)
A whole bunch of books found their way unto my bookshelves. Just a few more books left among my pre-orders that I placed at the end of December. My plan for 2016 is to greatly reduce my expenditure on books. I own dozens upon dozens of books which I have yet to read, so I’m limiting myself to buying sequels and books which I expect to love. Beyond these, I’m turning back towards (digital) libraries, particularly for new releases I’m not entirely sure about.
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