Category Archives: Book Diary
Is it still raining in Mango?
It’s Raining in Mango by Thea Astley This book is part of my first items of the Penguin Books collection. I was not familiar with the series but I quickly realized it is a huge collection. I bought these books … Continue reading
Wired stories
Father Brown (Selected Stories) by G.K. Chesterton I had this book for a while. I don’t remember the exact time I bought it but I remember where and the other book I bought with it. The other one was “Madame … Continue reading
Predictably irrational or unpredictably rational?
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely This book was a gift from my mom for my birthday alongside with “Eat, Pray, Love”. So what I understand from this is that my mom thinks I need to eat, pray, love and take … Continue reading
Beautiful women fart too
Nopti la Circ by Angela Carter Angela Carter is a British author but I kept the title of the book in Romanian to remind myself what language my book is in. The English title is “Nights at the Circus”. Similar … Continue reading
Smells like coffee…
The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg This book was a gift from a dear friend of mine. We went to highschool together and we set out ways in different countries but in 2010 we managed to meet and visit each … Continue reading
De cómo la muchacha Anca mantuvo el acento …
De cómo las muchachas García perdieron el acento by Julia Alvarez With this book I am closing the chapter on the series of books touching one way or another on immigration, integration and/or discovering a new country. I know this … Continue reading
Tradional English food in Manchester ? Curry.
The Curry Mile by Zahid Hussain I picked up this book myself at a Literature Festival in Manchester this summer. I saw it and thought it may be fun to read a book about the Curry Mile in Manchester. For … Continue reading
How to be a Canadian or Romanian or English or Canadian or Romanian or …..
How to be a Canadian by Will Ferguson and Ian Ferguson This book was a gift from my mom for my partner as a joke. Since I just finished “Morminte Stravezii” and I was not particularly feeling well connected to … Continue reading
From Ialomita to Canada via Brasov…
Mormite Stravezii by Dan Stanca I went back and forth in my head if I want to write this in Romanian or English. I may set up a goal for myself to try and write these notes in the language … Continue reading
Pure,stained and hypnotic snow..
Snow by Orhan Pamuk I found it hard to follow up Eat, Pray, Love with Snow. Of course I am not comparing the two books since there is no point. As I think people should not be compared against each … Continue reading