When I visited China for the first time, I knew that I had to get a Mandarin or Chinese phrase book, dictionary and of course, a travel guide. Since I could speak NO Mandarin Chinese then, I was near panic and I knew that I needed: a travel guide book to China; a phrasebook for [...]
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It’s been a while since I’ve read a fun and frivolous book that after a round of grading papers, I decided to take a break and picked up the ‘Shopaholic’ series. After this first book, I confess (oops!) that I am now hooked and drawn to Sophie Kinsella’s books on the madcap Rebecca or ‘Becky’ [...]
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A while ago, a kind person let me have a go at her Kindle. I’d been so busy with the kids that I’d forgotten that she’d bought it until one day, she caught me on a free moment and showed me this beauty:The 6″ Kindle! The crazed book lover that I am, she should have [...]
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Wow, it’s been ages since I’d last reviewed a book on this blog! Life has been pretty busy with 2 kids in tow nowadays. Sneaking in a book to read is a real luxury these days… My sister passed me this book when I got tired of almost every book on our bookshelves. When I [...]
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I finally received the book I won from this book giveaway – I admit I wasn’t that enthusiastic when I saw how old and tired-looking the book was… Anyhow, I always believe: “Never judge a book by its cover!” And so when I had a free moment, I took up the The Corrections: A Novel [...]
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