I’m almost at the end of Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami. I don’t think this is his best work, as he was still developing his style. However, there’s something soothing about reading about the mundane and sometimes nonsensical aspects of people’s daily lives. I don’t grasp any deeper symbolism, if there…
What I learnt about Arizona <ul><li><strong>Diverse Geography & Climate</strong>: Arizona is a land of contrasts, featuring vast deserts, towering mountains, and deep canyons like the Grand Canyon. Its climate ranges from scorching summers in the low deserts to snowy winters in higher elevations, with a monsoon season bringing dramatic storms. <br…
I discovered a new app called Instapaper today, which allows you to save any article you want to read later with a single click. The neat thing is that this app is highly compatible with e-ink devices. As a bonus, it supports pagination for reading articles, and page turns work…
My next read is Wind/Pinball by Haruki Murakami. I am reading it for International Murakami Bookclub where we are reading all of Murakami published works in chronological order.
Finished The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, my last pick for Arizona. This is book again filled with heavy themes but dealt in a delicate way. I absolutely loved the women in this book and the idea of a chosen family. However, I wouldn’t recommend this book to those who…
A trip to Portland is incomplete without a trip to Powell’s. For people not aware of it, Powell’s books claims to be the largest independent used bookstore in the world.
