Wow, what an exciting month! It felt like stepping into a parallel univers filled with incredible stories. But first, some stats: And the favorites of this month in no particular order Expanding My Reading Horizons I feel like I’ve already exceeded my initial goals. This month, I read genres I never usually touch: dystopian, fantasy,…
Category: Getting Ready
From Sceptic To Believer: How This Book Changed My View On Poetry
Ah, poetry. In my world, it always feels like a pure vanity purchase as I still haven’t given up on the dream of becoming an intellectual. But I rarely read these buys. And when I do, it’s in full Speedy Gonzalez mode. Until I read “A Field Guide to Supermarkets in Singapore” by Samuel Lee….
The Lonely Rack of Singaporean Books
And the chase for books is on! I have now 48 books on my list and January 1st, 2025, my official launch date, is not far away as well. While researching books to add to my list, I already got the feeling that it would be quite difficult to find some. For example, Chicken Kampung…
The Book I Didn’t Finish.
Three books. One on data, one on careers, one on motherhood. The first two written by Americans, the last one by an English author. These are the only three that survived my dramatic purge of my To Read-list. It was a scary exercise because I couldn’t stop wondering: Will I survive reading 100 novels so…
Hello To New Book Adventures
If I want to read 100 novels in a year, it is not going to happen without some serious planning. Just by having a look at my agenda for 2025, it seems already packed to the brim. So, O.R.G.A.N.I.S.A.T.I.O.N! First up: cleaning up my to-read list. Not just any book comes into my life. No,…