"Books became my closest confidants, finely ground lenses providing new views of the world." Genre: Nonfiction Pages: 208 Published: Jan 12, 2016 Rate: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts… Continue reading Review: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
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Classicsathon 2020 TBR
If you have been following Suckerforcoffe for a while now then you know I'm an avid fan of classics. I simply love them. So when Lucythereader announced the classics readathon I was so excited! Essentially classicsathon is a year - long readathon where one will be reading as many classics as possible. You can set… Continue reading Classicsathon 2020 TBR
My 2020 Reading and Blogging Goals
Happy New Year, friends! One thing I love about the new is the illusion it gives of a fresh start and gives me a chance to reset my targets and set new goals. Today's post will be a short and sweet one as I share what I want to achieve by the end of the… Continue reading My 2020 Reading and Blogging Goals
Review: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
"One thing about being lonesome is that you think too much, especially when there isn't much else you can do." Genre: Fiction, Memoir Pages: 229 Published: February 13th, 2007 Rate: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis A first-person account, told by a 25-year-old veteran of the Sierra Leone conflict, this title is a heartbreaking, honest and important… Continue reading Review: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Review: Men Explain Things To Me And Other Essays by Rebecca Solnit
"Filling in the blanks replaces the truth that we don't entirely know with the false sense that we do." Genre: Nonfiction Pages: 130 Published: May 20, 2014 Rate: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Rebecca Solnit's essay 'Men Explain Things to Me' has become a touchstone of the feminist movement, inspired the term 'mansplaining', and established Solnit… Continue reading Review: Men Explain Things To Me And Other Essays by Rebecca Solnit
Review: The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
"And the air was full of Thoughts and Things to say. But at times like these, only the Small Things are ever said Big Things lurk unsaid inside." Genre: Fiction Pages: 340 Published: April 22, 1997 Rate: 4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Goodreads Synopsis Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s debut novel is… Continue reading Review: The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Victober 2019 Wrap Up | In Which I Failed Miserably
Happy New Month! How was October? Read anything good? Mine was a good one in terms of reading (read 10 books!) yet it seems I read everything but my Victober tbr. Read my post here Out of the 6 challenges I only managed to do do 2. Which was the two books for the group… Continue reading Victober 2019 Wrap Up | In Which I Failed Miserably
7 Books To Read For Non Fiction November + TBR
Happy Thursday! ❤ As October comes to an end I am gearing up for Non Fiction November. This will be the first year that I actively participate and I'm so excited. For today's post I want to recommend 7 non fiction books that I have read, and loved that I think you might enjoy. The… Continue reading 7 Books To Read For Non Fiction November + TBR
Gilmorethon Wrap Up |Fantasy, Classics, Fiction and More!
Hey friends! ☺ So end of September I shared my my Gilmorethon TBR, which you can find here, where I shared 8 books I hoped to read in the two weeks the readathon was running and today's post is a wrap up of the challenges. I managed to read 6 out of the 8 books… Continue reading Gilmorethon Wrap Up |Fantasy, Classics, Fiction and More!
If You Like This, Then You’d Like This: Frankenstein and The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |2
Hey friends! Today I'm comparing two books that I think are fairly similar and that I both liked. This is the second post in the series, you can read the first one here. I dub these two books as science gone wrong. I read Frankenstein earlier this year and I liked it fine and I… Continue reading If You Like This, Then You’d Like This: Frankenstein and The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde |2