Literary Exploration

I’m a Geek turned Bibliophile, Australian and a Book and Cultural blogger. Up until 2009 I wasn’t much of a reader; in fact I didn’t read much in my life at all. Now I need to catch up on all the amazing books and interesting topics. I’ve got a goal to read the entire list of books on the ‘1001 books to read before you dies’ list.

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An abandoned mansion that is now a weather station and landmark (at People's Palace In The Sky, Tagaytay)

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This is the bar area (at Antonio's)

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We are eating lunch here (at Antonio's)

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This is the taal volcano. The previous picture is the volcano in the middle of the volcano

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Found these two books at the worst fate ever. The 1001 movies book is a little old but it will do. But Svetlana Alexievich won the pulitzer this year. Hard to believe these only cost $2 each

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I should be reading this instead of taking pictures of it

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This blog is changing Recently I did a video on why I read and I have been thinking about blogging as a result of preparing for filming.

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Reading up on the topic

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Bolsheviks! #currentlyreading

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I can't stop thinking about this book so I brought a copy

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Monthly Kickoff – July 2015 The second half of the year is upon us; it really is hard to believe the year has gone this far.

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Found it

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Monthly Review – June 2015

Monthly Review – June 2015

As I look back at the first half of 2015, I tend to wonder where all the time went but I also think about the 55 books I have read so far this year. As most people know, I have decided to do some more re-reading and focus on translated fiction; in particular Russian literature, where I am determined to specialise and become somewhat of an expert. Sure, it is a big task but there is something…

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It’s Monday! What are you Reading?

It’s Monday! What are you Reading?

It’s Monday, What are you Reading? is a weekly meme hosted over at Book Journey. I thought I’d join in with this meme as a way to be more consistent with my posting schedule, the idea is to post regularly. As I treat this blog as a book journal I thought it might be nice to have this kind of information documented.

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Brace yourself for the most astonishing,…

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Double Indemnity by James M. Cain

Double Indemnity by James M. Cain

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When small time insurance man Walter Huff meets Phyllis Nirdlinger, her beauty quickly seduced him. The wife of a wealthy oil executive convinces him to help get rid of her husband, but not before a substantial policy was taken out on him. Accident insurance often causes suspicion but when Phyllis’ husband dies from what looks like a train…

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H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

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Helen Macdonald has always had a fascination with birds, since a young age she was determined to become a falconer. She would read books on the topic; one book in particular had stuck with her, The Goshawk by T. H. White. When Helen lost her father, grief struck her in a big way, and soon her obsession in training her own goshawk was her own way…

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What You See in the Dark by Manuel Muñoz

What You See in the Dark by Manuel Muñoz

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When a famous actor and director arrives in Bakersfield, California (1959) scouting film locations for an upcoming movie about madness, the local gossip columns begin to speculate why they are here. However, when a murder at a roadside motel is discovered, this dusty, quiet town is turned on its head. Unfolding the same way the Hitchcock’s movie P…

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