Yes, I know I posted alot of stuff today. Just that this one is too good to be left out… The article is fantastic! I loved it so much I just have to keep it on my blog. Click here for the full story. Image from: bbc.co.uk
Tag: Books
A love story kept between the pages of a second hand book….
Honestly, I’m not a real fan of second hand books, (unless of course, they are still in pristine condition, which is rare) purely because it aches me to see the book not being given its TLC. But secondhand books are places where you can find stories of their previous owners, which could go waaaay back….
Fantastic, Gorgeous Book Covers!
Good book covers are attention grabbers, great icebreakers, and make great, affordable collector’s items. Imagine how they’d looked on your shelf (Assuming they have nice, gorgeous spines too)! Once, I was so taken by this book that this lady was reading because of its cover that I went over to the lady and asked what…
Mom vs Book-Obsessive Daughter
First, let me clarify this. This is half fiction, half real life ok 😛 It’s a little bit of me and a little bit of my wandering mind. While clearing my bowels this morning, this conversation started playing in my head. So, I decided to write it here haha It’s a conversation between a mother…
Easter Treats for Everyone!
Happy Easter, everyone! I’m late I know 😛 Been busy with Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. Anyways, I’ve picked some bookish Easter treats for children of all ages from here: ‘Easter Treats For Older Readers’. I thought, maybe, you might be interested in checking them out too 🙂 (I do read children’s books once…
Reading’s Healing Powers…
Does reading really help one out of depression? Early this year, I posted an article about reading out of depression – where the writer wrote about how Saul Bellow’s Herzog helped her out of depression. She said, “….I was able momentarily to forget my own problems and lose myself completely in the richly detailed and…
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother by Xinran
Title/Author: Message from an Unknown Mother/Xinran Publisher: Chatto & Windus No. of pages: 212 ISBN: 978-0-701-11840-25 In a nutshellEver wondered why there are so many orphaned girls in China? Why many were given away for adoption? They have been adopted overseas, by around 120,000 families in 27 countries, but some others have suffered a worse…
South Park on Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye (FUNNY!)
Oh my goodness, this is extreeeeeeeeeeemely funny! The gang was assigned to read ‘The Catcher In The Rye’ for school. They got super excited about reading it when Mr. Garrison told them, “It has some very risque parts and strong vulgar language. And in fact many schools across the country still ban this book because…
The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler
Title/Author: The Vagina Monologues/Eve EnslerPublisher: Villard BooksNo. of pages: 223ISBN: 0-345-49860-1In a nutshellThe Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler, which has been staged internationally. Every monologue relates to the female’s ‘down there’. No. Sorry. Vagina. There you go, Ensler. I said it 😛 There’s sex, love, rape, masturbation, orgasm, the various…
Books Make Great Gifts!
Do you think books make great gifts? I DO! And so do these celebrities 🙂 Do you share the same opinion as them? Hear what they have to say. My favourites are Jon Stewart’s and Maya Angelou’s 😉 I usually give books as gifts to all those near and dear to me (Unless they tell…
Hooked On Bookz 