Books

Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay He is chronically and unescapably deceived, not only by the other animals and by the delusive face of nature herself, but also and more … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #28 →

Image by Laci Döme from Pixabay I dislike Nietzsche very strongly when he talks about women or marriage–he is quite mad and biased and unfair. However when he talks about … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #27 →

Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay I think these quotes should be called anti-quotes rather than quotes since they sound downright ridiculous. I like H. L. Mencken a lot but … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #26 →

Image by Pexels from Pixabay I’m often annoyed when bookworms are mocked or criticized in books. Around the world, little bookworms are often unfairly ostracized and isolated from their relatives … Continue reading Ode To Bookworms →

Image by Gerhard G. from Pixabay I vowed that I would never buy another book on sale at Audible.com, but here I was, once again, bought something just because of … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #25 →

Image by Pexels from Pixabay Talking with an old friend, I suddenly felt the urge to find some quotes about friendship. These are several I found from books. I tried … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #24 →

Image by Willgard Krause from Pixabay I don’t agree with what H. L. Mencken says, but still what he says is very entertaining. His ideas of relationship between men and … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #23 →

Quotes about love are my favorite. Good or bad, funny or boring, idealistic or cynical, common sense or crazy, sentimental or logical, passionate or insipid. I don’t mind what kind. … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #19 →

Image by Elena Tishkova from Pixabay “Orthodoxy” by G. K. Chesterton is on sale at Audible.com and you know me, who cannot resist a discount, which is the reason why … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #18 →

shiv: a knife or razor used as a weapon.kryptonite: an alien mineral that has the property of depriving Superman of his powers. (It’s only used in fantasy novels or movies.)These … Continue reading New Word #38: Recently Learned →

I should have read “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” long time ago, but I didn’t. Mostly because I was afraid that the description is so … Continue reading The Great Escape →

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I just read the essay “It Is Obscene” from https://www.chimamanda.com/ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose book “Americanah” I bought but haven’t read yet. And it is such a wonderful essay, … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #16 →

When I was young, there’s an old guy in our neighborhood who was rumored to have a colorful life–a farmer turned bandit, a bandit turned soldier turned small business owner. … Continue reading Resilient But Divided →

I’ve never known the difference between the word freedom and the word liberty–I think the two are interchangeable but most likely they are not. However I am too lazy to … Continue reading Life And Existence →

This book is so easy to read and so good that I can’t tell you how much I love it. It’s almost beyond my power of praise, just like “Notes … Continue reading Quote And Review–“An Introduction To Existentialism” →

A lover who continues to labor for a doomed relationship, knowing that the effort is futile and she is being irrational. I feel like this lover when I do a … Continue reading May TBR →

This is the first book I read by the author Tayari Jones. I really like the book. In many places, it is very funny although the plot is about a … Continue reading An American Marriage →

There are so many quotes from this book that I don’t know where to start. It’s Sartre’s autobiography–the first 10 years of his life–when he and his widowed mother lived … Continue reading Words And Childhood →

Although I am about to finish this book, I don’t feel that I like it as much as I like the author’s other books like “Liar’s Poker”, “Boomerang”, “The Undoing … Continue reading The Premonition →

“The coming storm” is a very short audible book I listened to from Michael Lewis. It is included in my audible plan and I just can’t resist the freebie. It’s … Continue reading The Coming Storm →

Although I didn’t grow up reading science fiction or fantasy books, I’ve always loved TV shows about witchcraft or cat woman. They are quirky, fun, frightening, charming and a lot … Continue reading Witchcraft And Cat Woman →

Really? Giving orders and being obedient are the same? I thought they are the opposite. Wait, let me think. They are the same only under the condition that the obedient … Continue reading Quote Of The Day #7 →

I encountered the word “Tsundoku” in heterodoxbuddhism’s post here. Tsundoku is a Japanese term that means one who buys books but don’t read them. And this inspires me to think … Continue reading New Word #14: Is There A Word For This? →

Have you ever had a friend who always ask you for advice but never take any of your advice? I have such a friend. So why does she ask then? … Continue reading Advise Her, Please →

In the summer of 1830, Russia was experiencing one of its worst pandemics. Cholera spread far and wide. A sip of contaminated water or a little unwitting touch of sewage … Continue reading Past, Present And Future →

Plans are made to be changed; reading lists are drawn to be unfinished. That’s my motto for May. When I don’t have to be ashamed of my own “grand” plan, … Continue reading Merry Month Of May →

In 1231 AD, the Mongolians–my ancestors–invaded Korea. The mighty Mongolian army, which at the time occupied a big region stretching from Middle East to East Asia, met with a resounding … Continue reading Conflict →

She was one of those people who enjoy poor health and she was always threatening to die, though in fact she lived onto her nineties. With time on her hand, … Continue reading Quote And Review →

Once I did a book review for a friend who published a Jane Austen fan novel. I sent my review to her, but she ended up deleting most of what … Continue reading March Reading →

Food is the star of the family drama; kitchen is where the star is born and worked on. Most of the family actions happen there–the rinsing, chopping, stir-frying. Most of … Continue reading Kitchen Drama →

“Using someone else’s map.” I’ve been doing that 99% of the time. No wonder I see inexplicable landmarks and confusing sites. Mammals have mournful eyes, even if when they are … Continue reading Quotes Of The Day #2 →

This is what you do when you aspire to read a lot but in reality you are a slow reader–make an ambitious plan to make yourself feel good and then … Continue reading March TBR →

Read before you think. Somebody said this, but I don’t remember who. I don’t think it is achievable. For many of us, we think and make decisions long before we … Continue reading Before You Think →

Dawn starts from 6AM to a little before 7AM–a wonderful period of twilight that I usually miss except when attacked by insomnia, like today. I like dusk better, which stretches … Continue reading Long Twilight →

of Virginia Woolf? I really like that movie, but I don’t really like Virginia Woolf’s writing. Long time ago, when I was young and fervent, torturing myself through reading something … Continue reading Who’s Afraid →

I dislike writing reviews, but I also dislike not saying anything after reading a book. So what to do? Which one I dislike more? Those people trained in writing workshops … Continue reading Something In Between →

There should be a complete idiot’s guide to commonly used terms and slang. The book “Black Rednecks and White Liberals” by Thomas Sowell really makes this guide more necessary than … Continue reading Clueless →

“Aria Da Capo” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. I somehow suspect that this one act play with an incomprehensible title is based on the infamous Stanford psychology experiment. Once people … Continue reading January 2021 Book List →

“Aria Da Capo” is a very short play by Edna St. Vincent Millay. I somehow suspect that this one act play with an incomprehensible title is based on the infamous … Continue reading Misbehavior →

There are no good books about Asia in English. I just can’t find any good books. If anybody read a good one, please let me know. I am so desperate … Continue reading Good, Bad And Things In Between →