Category Archives: Book Review

Proles, We’re Going to Need More Wine! (A Quick Review of Books Read in 2021 so Far)

Posted on March 23, 2021 by SK

This year, I picked up my reading habit from where it had lain for ages, gathering dust. I know that reading is helping me cope with the isolation that comes with living in a pandemic, and for sure it helped … Continue reading →

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2017 in Review

Posted on January 16, 2018 by SK

  2017 began with me planning to retire from blogging (No kidding!). But I’m still here, I don’t know what happened. Can’t stop writing even when I can’t seem to find the time. When I wrote the last post that … Continue reading →

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The Book Review Post – 6 Books You May Want to Read

Posted on November 30, 2015 by SK

Books are an escape into another reality, a chance to live and experience and enjoy what the limits of human imagination has to offer. 1. The Secret History of Vegas by Chris Abani I thoroughly enjoyed reading this particular book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Matilda by Roald Dahl

Posted on July 6, 2015 by SK

It took a child’s book to make me laugh out loud while reading, the last book that evoked a similar response was Maya Angelou’s I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. (The scene in church still makes me laugh every … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson

Posted on June 21, 2015 by SK

I am one of those people who does whatever it takes to finish a book one has started. That is not to say I struggled with this book, I didn’t. The author clearly is a master at writing a flowing … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

Posted on May 9, 2015 by SK

We have all asked ourselves the question of where the universe came from, and sometimes we also ask where it will end up. Then we decide to focus on just “ordinary” life on earth, forgetting that this very earth is spinning. It … Continue reading →

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Four Women, Four Books: The Book Review Post

Posted on April 14, 2015 by SK

It has been four books since I wrote the last book review on this blog. Coincidentally the four books I read were all by women: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Jazz by Toni Morrison, An Autobiography … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Broken by Karin Slaughter

Posted on February 11, 2015 by SK

Sitting at the table in my room and eating fairly tasteless food I made, I have come to the realization that I cannot cook. Sure, I can put ingredients in a pot and stir them over a fire, but 90% … Continue reading →

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Kusadikika by Shaaban Robert: Book Review

Posted on January 12, 2015 by SK

I am about to pull a first on this blog: Swahili. It will be weird to review a Swahili book in English. This will not be easy so I must first gather my wits, turn back my mind to some … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Posted on December 13, 2014 by SK

The movie adapted from the book was released in November of 2013. I am glad to say I haven’t watched the movie, but it is finally in my laptop and I plan to watch it soon. I am sure I … Continue reading →

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