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The Best Books By Immigrants (And For Immigrants)

November 13, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 2 Comments

From the moment that we wake up to a sense of our own place in the world, we are forced to grapple with the question of belonging. Where our adolescent selves willingly turn our entire sense of identity over to the emotional landscape of our favoured groups - skaters and emos being the most popular … Continue reading The Best Books By Immigrants (And For Immigrants)

The Monthly Reader: October 2019

October 30, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ Leave a comment

The year's spookiest month is upon us, with pumpkins and inconveniently adhesive cobwebs a-plenty. My love for October has grown exponentially since I moved to the US. Where my childhood memories of the month have little in the way of costumes and candy, my husband's experience of pumpkin carving and the annual terrorising of neighbourhood … Continue reading The Monthly Reader: October 2019

Review: In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne

June 1, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 3 Comments

"These were the hidden violences. Day-long deaths that snuffed out our small and limited futures. Since we grew up around London towers, struggle was a standard echo in our speech, in thought, in action. But it was only after the release of that one video, clipped from a phone of a witness, that everyone else … Continue reading Review: In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne

Review: Milkman by Anna Burns

April 27, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 2 Comments

"He knew my work - where it was, what I did there, the hours, the days and the twenty-past-eight bus I caught every morning when it wasn't being hijacked to get me into town to it. Also he made the pronouncement that I never caught this bus home. This was true. Every weekday, rain or … Continue reading Review: Milkman by Anna Burns

The Monthly Reader: March 2019

March 28, 2019April 25, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ Leave a comment

Stepping into spring with all things literary and a roundup of the bookish happenings from March! It's been an eventful month and there are plenty of articles, interviews, and releases to discuss - so grab some tea and biscuits, and let's get stuck right in. Articles ''One Hundred Years Of Solitude' Is Coming To Netflix' … Continue reading The Monthly Reader: March 2019

Review: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

March 23, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 2 Comments

"Eh, what do you really think you know about the Central Peace Council? I bet you didn't know that it was a joke. Peace. Only one kind of peace can ever come down the ghetto. It's really simple, so simple even a retarded man can catch the drift. Even a white man. The second you … Continue reading Review: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

Review: Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

February 12, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 4 Comments

"When she reaches the road, Felicity understands her fate. He has not waited for her, and, as if the past were a tangible thing, she thinks she can still see the weak reddish glow of the car's taillights fading on the horizon. In the flat darkness of the countryside, there is only disappointment, a wedding … Continue reading Review: Mouthful of Birds by Samanta Schweblin

Review: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

November 9, 2018January 5, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 3 Comments

 "What I mean to say is, we had been considerable. Had been loved. Not lonely, not lost, not freakish, but wise, each in his or her own way. Our departures caused pain. Those who had loved us sat upon their beds, heads in hand; lowered their faces to tabletops, making animal noises. We had been … Continue reading Review: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Monday Musing: 22/10/18

October 22, 2018January 5, 2019 ~ The Book Habit ~ 1 Comment

I can't believe that October is almost over. This year has just flown by, in all its glorious chaos. It has been my first full year in the US - a year of uncertainty, lots of fear, and many questions. One thing that's really surprised me about emigrating - particularly when it is done for … Continue reading Monday Musing: 22/10/18

My name is Laura and I am a book addict. The Book Habit is a chronicle of my literary adventures, indulging my decades-long love affair with the written word. Here I post reviews, as well as anything else related to the literary lifestyle.

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