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 is any, though maybe the book club will help me understand it. Still, I enjoy his work.
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 with the volume button. Now, I can read all my saved articles in one place, on my e-reader.
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 are lighthearted, as the themes of child abuse might be triggering for some.
Full blog post for Arizona coming soon
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.
My last pick for Arizona. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. I read Demon Copperhead by the same author and loved it. So, I have high hopes for this one
This morning, after spending hours on Instagram with only four hours of sleep, I deleted all social media apps from my phone. I thought about removing my accounts completely, but I worried I might regret it later. So, I just took the apps off my phone to make them harder to access.
The only thing I’m unsure about is the channels page I made for ‘Books Beyond Borders‘. I use it to share little things I learn about the city or country I’m reading about, in a casual way. Since I don’t have many followers, I’m wondering if I should move it here or keep running that channel.
