Read if you’re:
- fascinated with frogs
- curious how post apocalyptic Manila would look like (or smth like that)
book
Slaughterhouse Five – Kurt Vonnegut
I haven’t posted lately because I had to review for my comprehensive exams. Hopefully one step closer to finishing my MFA! 🤞
I’m currently reading Vonnegut. He’s the kind of writer I aspire to be: effortless wit, the kind of humor you reserve for your closest friends but hope that some like minded stranger would understand.
Natural History of the Senses – Diane Ackerman
Read if you’re:
– studying the physical world through a different lens
– overwhelmed by sensory response
– in need of a different kind of history lesson
Jiro the Reader
I think he understand this better than I do.
Reading Plato with an intensity that only dogs have.
Then he realizes he can’t read.
Proceeds to potate instead.
Armageddon in Retrospect – Kurt Vonnegut
Read if you’re:
– wondering about what happens in wartime
– looking for wit in weird situations
– ready to chuckle and cry in a single paragraph
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After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Read if you’re:
– missing Tokyo more than you should be
– hungry for an interesting night (but can’t go out)
Short Reads: The Writing of the God – Jorge Luis Borges
Read if you’re:
– trapped
– finding solace in words
– in love with language
Currently Reading: My Neighbor Totoro
Such an adorable start! I’ll post the reviews when I’m done. But so far, it is such a beautiful and lighthearted read.
Chronicles: Volume 1 – Bob Dylan
Read if you’re:
– hoping to delve into a mind of a musician
– wondering how genius happens
When Art Really Works – Andy Pankhurst, Lucinda Hawksley
Read if you’re:
– unsure how beauty expresses itself through art
– in need of a crash course on masterpieces
– in love with art but don’t know where to begin
