Cute little slice of life comic strip that features the seasons, a cute couple and an even cuter dog. Enjoyable eI don't rate biographies and memoirs.
Cute little slice of life comic strip that features the seasons, a cute couple and an even cuter dog. Enjoyable enough for what it was, if lacking in substance. ...more
Really interesting, vignette style, look at rare and difficult to diagnose medical cases. I love the way this was setI don't rate medical non fiction.
Really interesting, vignette style, look at rare and difficult to diagnose medical cases. I love the way this was set out, grouped into body areas or symptom presentations. There's a chapter on everything from rashes, stomach problems, psychosis and the brain (obviously my favourite chapter) and the stories all discuss what symptoms the patients had and the often methodical and laborious process of discovering the diagnosis. I was very impressed with myself for getting the trigemina neuralgia case within the first two sentences. And I also learnt a lot about HHT and artery of Percheron infarcts, which I will actively remember and use going forward.
If you like medical nonfiction, I think you'd probably enjoy this. And I had no idea it was a Netflix documentary either, so I guess I'm off to watch that now....more
I know of Lucy Edwards mainly from the Pantene adverts in the UK and thinking she had amazing hair. So when I sawI don't rate biographies and memoirs.
I know of Lucy Edwards mainly from the Pantene adverts in the UK and thinking she had amazing hair. So when I saw this nook in my library I was immediately intrigued. Lucy lost her sight at a young age to a rare genetic condition, and in Blind Not Broken she gently takes the reader by the hand as she journeys through her own grief and healing process, offering help along the way. It was a moving process reading this. Lucy's story is one I obviously have no experience with, yet she tells these very raw moments with such kindness and frankness that I couldn't help but warm to her as a person. I do think overall this wasn't really aimed at me, but the experience wasn't entirely without it's benefits as I saw a low of insight into what it's like to live as a blind person within the UK. ...more
Interesting look at some of the different Loki's that have popped up over the centuries, down into popular culture. There's thI don't rate nonfiction.
Interesting look at some of the different Loki's that have popped up over the centuries, down into popular culture. There's the obvious current, Tom Hiddleston, version but Karl Johnson also does a good job at taking the reader back to where it all began, with frequent references to the Eddas and how Loki has evolved over time. Loki is of particular interest due to his perceived role as a bit of an outlier, an outcast with the other Norse Gods, and his acceptance by those in modern society as a beacon of such. An interesting read. ...more
A interesting look at a very niche form of fraud - namely romance, and by extension celebrity, scams. I liked the journey BecI don't rate non fiction.
A interesting look at a very niche form of fraud - namely romance, and by extension celebrity, scams. I liked the journey Becky Holmes takes the reader on, from her early explorations on Twitter during lockdown into the murky rabbit hole of people who pray on others for capital gains. As Becky mentions it's a woefully unknown area of fraud that offers a great degree of exploitation from scammers, leading to some truly awful outcomes. I liked the inclusion of stories from victims, which were tackful and helped center their story. Becky offers a lot of the light relief in between these stories, with tales of her own exploits poking fun at the scammers. I could have done with a little less of the Greg Davies obsession though. Granted, the man is funny but it got repetitive after a while.
Likeable narration and a really fascinating topic, Becky Holmes does a really good job at engaging the reader and taking them along for the ride here. I'd certainly be up for reading anything else she writes in the future. ...more
Cute little slice of life comic strips in a fun and relatable art style. I loved all the stories, I could see mysI don't rate biographies and memoirs.
Cute little slice of life comic strips in a fun and relatable art style. I loved all the stories, I could see myself in pretty much all of the situations....more
Rebel Wilson presents a frank and honest look at her childhood in Australia, and her rise to fame. Although not paI don't rate biographies and memoirs
Rebel Wilson presents a frank and honest look at her childhood in Australia, and her rise to fame. Although not particularly well versed in Rebel's films, I've seen her in a few movies and was intrigued enough when the initial discourse arose surrounding a certain film actor she mentions to pick this up. I'm glad I did because Rebel doesn't shy away from showing the reader every side of her life. I really liked the chapters on her time spent in South Africa as an exchange student (even though they also gave me acute anxiety, listening to her talk about sleeping under a car etc), contracting malaria and her lucid dream that kickstarts her ambitions in acting. She doesn't take herself seriously, yet pours her heart into each sentence. Her frank discussions about her father and his death were particularly moving and you can hear her getting emotional as she speaks about their tumultuous relationship.
If you have an interest in Rebel you'll enjoy this, but I think if you want a different perspective on Hollywood and taking up space in a notoriously fat phobic environment, you'll enjoy this too. ...more
Interesting set of essays about life growing up indigenous and queer. Themes of colonialism, resettlement, music,I don't rate biographies and memoirs.
Interesting set of essays about life growing up indigenous and queer. Themes of colonialism, resettlement, music, abuse and identity are big themes throughout the essays as Sasha presents her past in a way that's easy to follow yet undoubtedly impactful. I listened to this on audio, which is also read by the author, and was a great way to further immerse myself into the book as it felt like they were personally telling me their story. I particularly liked the essay about tulips, which helped me to internalise my own thoughts on colonisation and how things as innocuous as flowers have reshaped the landscape and taken away natural beauty and significance from a culture.
Really interesting look at a British guy living in Japan for ten years, first as an English teacher and then as a I don't rate biographies and memoirs
Really interesting look at a British guy living in Japan for ten years, first as an English teacher and then as a travel blogger. I will say, for a book stating that it covers a ten year period, a lot of time is spent in the first year of Chris' time in Japan and less time on the subsequent years. However I did really enjoy the early culture shock and the ways Chris spent trying to adapt to the change in climate, culture and language. I also really enjoyed the latter part of the book, focusing on Chris as he travels around the country, working on various documentaries and meeting the wonderful people of Japan. Think a train master cat called Hatchi, a woman rebuilding after the devastating tsunami of 2011 and the superstar Hyde. Chris has an obvious love of Japan, from its language to its landscape, and this was a joy to experience, if a little short for my liking. ...more
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