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[adayinbookland]

May 31st, 2020 || MAY READING WRAP-UP📚 . Here are all the books I read in May. The majority of my reads were written by Asian authors due to the Asian readathon. I have post mini-reviews here for some of them and also on my instagram if you fancy having a look. Some of the books I read were ebooks and since my e-reader died on me and I'm too lazy to charge it, they are not pictured. . 🌿The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1 by Konami Kanata (8/10). 🌿All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison (8/10). 🌿The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi (6.5/10). 🌿The Map of Salt & Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar (DNF). 🌿The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (8.5/10). 🌿Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer (7/10). 🌿Emma by Jane Austen (a reread - 8/10). 🌿Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong (9/10). 🌿On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (5.5/10). 🌿A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry (9.5/10). 🌿How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C.Pam Zhang (7/10). . Of the ebooks, I have purchased a physical copy for All Among the Barley, The Magical Language of Others and Minor Feelings after reading them because they were that good. How was your reading this month? • • • #readingwrapup #mayreads #asianreadathon #graphicnovels #literaryfiction #thecompletechissweethome #allamongthebarley #thebeastplayer #intothinair #emma #janeausten #englishliterature #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #afinebalance #themapofsaltandstars #themagicallanguageofothers #minorfeelings #howmuchofthesehillsisgold #stackofbooks #recentlyread #adayinbooklandreviews #pileofbooks #unitedbookstagram #fortheloveofreading #bookloversunite https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2gRY7q9sc/?igshid=if5bfhoteq3j

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Hey everyone it’s Wednesday! This is feeling like a super long week already and I’ve only worked two days 😅 today I’m joining in with a post that @antipodeanbookclub tagged me in #whatthisweek 👀 Watching I’m loving the new series of both Strictly Come Dancing and The Great British Bake Off. Love Autumn in the UK because of this! 📖 Reading - see photo! These are the first books I’ll be reading in October. They were chosen by Mr B for me from each of my bookshelves and I think I’m going to have a fantastic reading month because of his picks! 👂🏻 Listening - I’m listening to A Mother’s Reckoning on audiobook by Sue Klebold. Her son, Dylan was one of the shooters in the Columbine tragedy. 😁 Looking forward to - I’ve got a theatre weekend at the end of October with bestie @stevieredman We’re going to see Back To The Future and Pretty Woman and are staying over in central London. I’ve then got that following week off work so I’m going to do lots of relaxing and reading. If you haven’t done this tag and would like to, please consider yourself tagged! Also if you’re in the UK, have you got a favourite for the Strictly win already? Lastly, let me know if you’ve read any of these books or authors and what your thoughts were. Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #toberead #booksimreadingnext #allamongthebarley #melissaharrison #onchesilbeach #ianmcewan #readerimarriedhim #shortstoriescollection #janeeyre #tracychevalier #sallyrooney #beautifulworldwhereareyou #triflersneednotapply #camillabruce https://www.instagram.com/p/CUafA-mAPpV/?utm_medium=tumblr

[adayinbookland]

May 20th, 2020 || 📚mini-reviews📚 . 🌿All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison. i thought that this novel was going to be a difficult one to read. don’t know why i thought that to be honest but i was very wrong. i was completely mesmerized by page 1; the writing was very beautiful, descriptive and focused on nature. Harrison deals with very different themes from class, mental health, privilege, self-identity, gender and sexuality to the rise of Fascism in the UK and its “let’s go back to the past and focus on traditional British way of living” kind of mentality; and she does so in an incredibly nuanced and subtle manner. there was one problem for me: i wish it had been longer. i was not ready to let the characters go. . 🗻Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. i’m not into mountaineering, at all and simply thinking about climbing a mountain, least of all Everest, makes me shudder. but at the same time i find interesting to understand why others would. Krakauer survived the Everest Disaster of 1996 and the book gives his account of what happened in the mountain prior, during and after May 10. i have to say i enjoyed the second half a lot more than the first half and i appreciate the fact that he is aware that he made mistakes and acknowledged the fact that some of his memories were tainted. nevertheless, what these people went through must have been horrendous. . what was the last book you finished? i hope you are having a great week and staying safe 😘 • • • #adayinbooklandreviews #springathon #intothinair #jonkrakauer #allamongthebarley #melissaharrison #naturewriting #literaryfiction #comingofagestory #unitedbookstagram #bookaesthetic #recentlyread #mayreads #recentreads #bookreviewers #fortheloveofreading #readeverything #bookishpost #bookloversunite https://www.instagram.com/p/CAaLjnHqoMM/?igshid=otbklkn9nb7c

[adayinbookland]

May 9th, 2020 || 📚currently reading📚 . how things have changed since april.... from reading everything to now, reading very slowly and not for a long period of time 😖 we love that readathon burnout 😅 . anyways, this is what i’m currently reading: . 🌿Emma by Jane Austen. A reread for me; taking my time with it. . 🌿All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison. picked this up on a whim and i cannot believe i haven’t got to it sooner. i had the impression that it would be a difficult read, don’t know why, but so far, it’s absolutely fantastic and the writing is superb. . 🌿The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi. i’m reading this for the asian readathon; a Japanese fantasy novel. halfway through it and right now it’s really interesting because it feels more like a critique piece about the way we domesticate wild animals and the abuse we put them through. . hope you are having a nice day! any good current reads? • • • #allamongthebarley #emmajaneausten #thebeastplayer #literaryfiction #contemporaryfiction #englishlit #classics #yaliterature #currentlyreading #readingpile #bookflatlay #unitedbookstagram #mayreads https://www.instagram.com/p/B_922R4qiV_/?igshid=1dw2bf947baxl