Recently, I've been struggling to find balance. Maybe the idea that balance is something we can ever truly find is just an illusion. It seems to me that wherever we're looking for balance - whether in work versus regular life, between different hobbies, in time spent with friends or alone - there's always going to … Continue reading Monday Musing: 12/11/18
"...sometimes in life we can't grasp the boundary between reality and unreality. That boundary always seems to be shifting. As if the border between countries shifts from one day to the next depending on their mood. We need to pay close attention to that movement, otherwise we won't know which side we're on." You would … Continue reading Review: ‘Killing Commendatore’ by Haruki Murakami
A return to The Book Habit obviously means a return to Monday Musing posts. Some things just don't change, despite a three year break! Even with a transatlantic move and a wedding under my belt, so much remains the same. I still look to my books for inspiration and comfort (despite an incredibly painful pruning of my … Continue reading Monday Musing: 27/08/18
"One heart is not connected to another through harmony alone. They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds. Pain linked to pain, fragility linked to fragility. There is no silence without a cry of grief, no forgiveness without bloodshed, no acceptance without a passage through acute loss. That is what lies at the root of … Continue reading Review: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
Hello, my loves! So begins another fabulous week. To inspire a maximally insightful time, this Monday Musing comes from literary legend, Haruki Murakami. The quote is taken from his fantastic work, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. Look out for a review later this week. Wishing you all a wonderful Monday!
Happy Monday, my literary lovelies! I hope that today has treated you well, following a weekend filled with trips to enjoy Christmas light shows and plenty of hot chocolate. The weather in Missouri is sadly lacking festivity, with pouring rain making last minute Christmas shopping a touch more difficult. But we persevere! I will be … Continue reading Monday Musing: 22/12/14
Happy 2014, my literary lovelies! December was undoubtedly a month of excuses for my seemingly interminable absence from the blogging world. Hopefully it wasn't too much of a surprise, given that I have passed the holidays in the US. I do like to keep this blog relatively separate from my private life since (1) I … Continue reading Monday Musing + Excuses
I am undoubtedly a Murakami convert. I finished Kafka on the Shore with a strange sense of uncertainty, ambiguous on my feelings about the novel. Rarely am I faced with this situation. But I was certain about one thing - that Kafka was fundamentally unlike any other novel that I had read. As I sat … Continue reading Review: 1Q84 Books One and Two by Haruki Murakami
It is extremely rare for me to actively avoid a certain novel on the basis of difficulty. I enjoy a challenge and believe, for the most part, that reading should require us to push certain boundaries. In my view, those books that we steer away from because of personal prejudices or concerns are those we … Continue reading Review: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Hi pals! In honour of that fact that I have finally made it to reading Kafka on the Shore, we are starting our week off with a little wisdom from the fantastic Haruki Murakami. Enjoy this last week of June, my friends. Read some books, drink lots of tea, and take a walk in the … Continue reading Monday Musing: 24/06/13
