read lit not junk
I always avoid watching an adapted movie before reading the book. This time was an accident. I was taking a flight by myself, and this movie looked interesting. I watched…and loved it, so much. So much that I have to read the book just to prolong the pleasure, but I had a reservation since I already watched the movie that there might not be any surprises. There was, in fact, not many surprises. But that is beyond the point.
Continue reading “Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman”
The Waves is definitely a difficult book to digest as usual for it is written by Virginia Woolf. In relation to the other two books, To the Lighthouse and Mrs. Dalloway, that I have read by VW, the overall tone of The Waves is the most gloomy, grey, heavy, and sad.
Continue reading “The Waves by Virginia Woolf”
I was attracted to the title of this book and the introduction on the back cover that I thought I wanted to give it a try even though I do not know the author previously. I expected a hilarious and relaxing read like A hundred-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared. It turned out not exactly.
Continue reading “The Wangs vs. the World by Jade Chang”
I would have given this book a 5 star if I only read to the middle of it. The suspense and build-up of the plot were very good in the first half of the book. It was truly a page-turner. The science idea was new to me that keep my curiosity going.
Continue reading “The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin”
Surprisingly for a book that I approach with philosophical expectations, this is rather a easy-to-read and non-boring book. Maybe this is also a message from Hesse that one needs not a complicated lesson, a world-class teacher, or a nun-like pure life in order to obtain wisdom. Wisdom is within us. We just let go, relax and experience life. It will naturally come to you.