29
Oct
2010
Bride & Prejudice
Well, I have to say that this completely lived up to my expectations and I found it to be freaking delightful.
8
Oct
2010
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
I’m not entirely sure why this was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. It was good. But it wasn’t Man Booker good.
14
Jun
2010
The Namesake by Jumpa Lahiri
Once again, my mind has been blown by Jumpa Lahiri’s ability to capture parent-loss. Though it’s not the focus of the story, deaths of parents, both in America and India play important parts.
13
May
2010
Savor by Thich Nhat Hanh & Lilian Cheung
In Savor, Thich Nhat Hanh combines his wisdom with the expertise of the Harvard Director of Health Promotion and Communication, Dr. Lilian Chang. Together they write about the ailments of unhealthy living, such as obesity, that plague so many people.
5
Apr
2010
Watermark by Vanitha Sankaran
This book contained so many elements that speak to me in a book and engage my nerdy interests, I just have to list them out:
9
Mar
2010
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
It’s really no wonder that this was shortlisted for the National Book Award (Young People’s category) and won the Printz award. It’s one of those highly literary stories that trancscends the young adult or genre or the graphic novel genre. In fact, I think it may be enhanced by them.
20
Jan
2010
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Panama Hotel, the hotel in question in this book, is located in the International District, in Seattle, my adopted city. I’d heard of it before, but never given it much thought.
10
Oct
2009
Going Home: Jesus and the Buddha as Brothers by Thich Nhat Hanh
I love Thich Nhat Hanh. I really do. But there’s something about reading a book, and thinking, haven’t I pretty much already read this in his other books? that gets annoying.
29
Sep
2009
The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad
I have mixed feelings about this book. Mixed feelings about the way it was written and its content.
24
Aug
2009
Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie
I thought about attempting to write this review in the style of the book: winding, stream-of-consciousness type sentences that seem to spin around in the reader’s head. But then I thought that nobody would finish reading my post, and so here I am, writing in my plain old style.
