#alwayswithabook

[thegirlbythefirelight]

To go back to Murakami after what seems like ages (it has been- last year somehow I missed reading any of his books 🫣) is to go back to life. 24 short stories, what our writer calls sprints, written in between his novels, (you guessed it right-marathons) are perfect for anyone who wants to sample his style. On offer are- crows that know the difference between cakes, a one-legged surfer, a couple who take off to Greece on a whim, unexplained disappearances and cats, of course they are Mhrakami's mysterious cats. This was my fifth by him and the one that left me most disappointed. Apart from 3-4 stories, the rest were less nuanced than what I had expected. Short stories lack the room to flesh out their characters, mostly, & someone who prefers character-driven tales vis a vis plot-driven narratives, the commitment they demand and offer is inadequate. Also, I felt at sea with some stories- neither I could understand their meaning nor the metaphor behind them, if any. But. Great if you want bite-sized Murakami morsels. Also great if time is at a premium (when isn't it?). My favourite - If you liked this read: For #magicrealism: •Kafka On The Shore- predictably the better Murakami to start with. •The Invisible Life Of Addie Larue •The Night Circus •The Master & The Margarita • Beloved •Midnight's Children For #Japaneseliterature: •When the Emperor Was Divine •Never Let Me Go •Before The Coffee Gets Cold •The Easy Life In Kamusari #shortstoriescollection #harukimurakami #blindwillowsleepingwoman #japanesefiction #contemporarybooks #fantasyfiction #asianliterature #delhireader #delhibookstagrammer #delhibookstafam #2023readingchallenge #januaryreads #murakamiharuki #murakamibooks #bookaesthetic #indianreaders #indianbookstagram #bookstagramindia #kindleflatlay #booksandtea #winterreads #mybookfeatures #readerslife #alwaysreading #bookdragon #bookishthoughts #alwayswithabook #readingchallenge2023 (at India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoEWLOirrKz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ohheysarahhere]

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of this a few months ago. It’s an odd thing sometimes, reading something before it’s released, as you are almost completely disconnected from anyone else’s opinion of it. I requested this from Netgalley as I love time travel stories and had just finished Convenience Store Woman and wasn’t quite ready to leave Japan just yet. In many ways, the writing is similar in its unfamiliarity. But what made me connect with CSW, left me feeling cold here (if you pardon the pun). ❄️⠀ Before… tells the story of a magical cafe where the select few are able to travel in time. However, there are many rules. One is that you can only travel in time, not space, and so you must sit in one exact chair - and remain in it the entire time or face the consequences. Another is you have until the cup of coffee that is poured to send you back is cold to return. Therefore you really don’t have long at all. As we discover in the book, these rules (and more) make time travel more tiresome than it’s worth for many, but the story flows between the few people that do give it a go. All have different reasons, different problems, different lives. ⏳⠀ It is a charming, whimsical story - more fantastical than science fiction, but with a warm heart. I only gave it 3 stars, but it wasn’t a chore to read at all. I whizzed through it in a couple of days, as I liked the premise well enough, I just finished it feeling that it was missing a little something for me.⠀ ⠀ Read in: August 💙⠀ ⠀ #alwaysreading #bookblog #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookbloggersofinstagram #bookbloggersofig #readersofinstagram #scifi #bookphotography #bookreviews #bookbloggerlife #booklife #ilovebooks #bibliophile #bookaddict #bookworm #bookobsessed #bookish #fortheloveofbooks #beforethecoffeegetscold #translatedfiction #timetravel #timetravelbooks #whatimreading #winterreading #bookworm #bookish #alwayswithabook #scifibooks — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2OIAPTh

[justbusyreading]

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— justbusyreading (@justbusyreading) February 20, 2020

[funlearninglife]

📚 Thank you @momsmeet for sending my family National Geographic Kids books to review. As a parent, I love how excited she was to read and share details of "Weird But True! . . . 😍 I don’t blame her though, there were 350 Outrageous Facts like, “You can tell a whale’s age by counting the waxy layers in its ears or Mosquitoes pee on you while they suck your blood.” . . . 👍 See why she couldn't put this down as well as other books we are currently reading on the front page of funlearninglife.com! (Link in profile) #MomsMeet #funlearninglife . . . #whatwearereading #booklife #alwayswithabook#bookswelove #timetoread #bookfun #readingtime#letsread #mustread #bookworm #instabooks#kidsreading #readingtime #readingisfundamental#readingbook #readingiscool #readingquotes#becauseofreading #scienceisfun #scienceiscool (at Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZSUengFyO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9dq85e3y5ae1

[skinnteateacher]

#becoming40 #130 #pantssagging #bdayweightloss #alwayswithabook #waistline

[ohheysarahhere]

There have been so many beautiful sunrises lately 😍 About the only good thing about getting up early 🤣⠀ Today, I'm excited to be joining the #12daysofclinkstreet tour! We were able to choose any book published by @clinkstreetpublishing, and so as a sci-fi nerd, I was instantly drawn to Parallel, the new debut from L J Bacon. It has an intriguing premise…⠀ 🤔⠀ Have you ever had an incredibly vivid dream? A dream so real that you can feel, taste and smell the world around you?⠀ Déjà vu is a feeling which all too clearly tells you that you’re going somewhere you’ve been before, or experiencing something you know has happened to you already. Jacob knew that his weird dreams were much more significant than that.⠀ When Jacob suddenly realises that the life he’s living isn’t his only life, he will have to uncover ancient truths and the schism that changed mankind’s history forever. He must determine the point at which the parallel world was created; the world the other version of Jacob inhabits.⠀ He must discover who is controlling these split universes and why, before it’s too late...⠀ 💫⠀ If you're intrigued, then head over to my blog (link in bio) to read an extract!⠀ ⠀ @faye_reads @darkroomtours⠀ #alwaysreading #bookstagram #bookish #ilovebooks #bookworm #bibliophile #scifi #scifibooks #scifithriller #thrillers #booknerd #bookgeek #bookwrom #bookdragon #readersofinstagram #bookphotography #blogtour #readersofig #lovebooks #bookblog #bookblogger #bookbloggers #booklife #winterreading #alwayswithabook #ilovebooks #bookaddict #bookobsessed #fortheloveofbooks — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2OSMwqn