Tag: memoir

Brief Thoughts: The Karluk’s Last Voyage by Robert A. Bartlett

9 January 2016 / brief reviews / 2 Comments
Brief Thoughts: The Karluk’s Last Voyage by Robert A. Bartlett

GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon ★★★½ Call it love of adventure if you will; it seems to me the life that ought to appeal to any man with red blood in his veins, for as long as there […]

Review: The 1918 Shikoku Pilgrimage of Takamure Itsue

30 November 2015 / review / 1 Comment
Review: The 1918 Shikoku Pilgrimage of Takamure Itsue

Translator: Susan TennantTitle: The 1918 Pilgrimage of Takamure Itsue: An English Translation of “Musume Junreiki”Format/Source: Paperback/library Published: 2010Publisher: Bowen PublishingLength: 268 pagesGenre: Non-fiction journal(ism)Why I Read: Personal experienceRead If You’re: Want to/have completed the Shikoku HenroQuote: “So I became elated and […]

Review: Half a Creature from the Sea by David Almond

16 June 2015 / review / 1 Comment
Review: Half a Creature from the Sea by David Almond

Author: David AlmondTitle: Half a Creature from the SeaFormat/Source: eBook/NetgalleyPublished: September 2015 (USA)Publisher: CandlewickLength: 240 pagesGenre: Middle grade historical/fantasy short storiesWhy I Read: Browsing NetGalley, caught my attentionRead If You: Don’t usually read short stories; like the atmosphere of small […]

Quick Review: Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan

28 February 2015 / brief reviews / 1 Comment
Quick Review: Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan

Goodreads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon  Book 2 for the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge New Republic review ★★★½ I think I added this book after seeing it featured at Chapters. This is an unusual memoir in that the person […]

Quick Review: I Am Malala and Life After Life

10 November 2014 / brief reviews / 4 Comments
Quick Review: I Am Malala and Life After Life

These two books are about living, about life, about living your life to make a change. I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai Rating: ★★★ [ratings guide] Gives a lot of background and historical context to Malala’s father and her fight […]