03.Jan.2010 (Another) 1% Well-Read Challenge Completed!
1% Well-Read challenge was going from 1 March to 31 December 2009 for the first option, which was to read 1% (10 books) out of the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. I chose to follow the original list published in 2006 (there was another updated list published in 2008, which total combined [...]
02.Jan.2010 Can’t Get Enough Graphic Novels
I joined Graphic Novels Challenge in 2009. I read 20 books and achieved the Masters level (18 books required): The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot (finished 02/09, rating 4/5) The Sandman Vol 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (finished 03/09, rating 3.5/5) The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman (finished 03/09, rating [...]
01.Jan.2010 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan was a nice surprise. Yes, many of you have raved about how good the book was, but somehow I had managed to keep my expectation low. Most probably because it’s written by a woman, who despite of her Chinese heritage, is looking very white :). I don’t know how [...]