I don’t know why I’m still listening toGood Material, I have to say. Andy is very likely the least likable protagonist I’ve come across in months. And I’ve read/listened to books with murderers and assassins as the main characters. Andy is just a whiny man-child whose stand-up ...
Now, a word about Mr Gums. He is an engineer by training, and not the world’s biggest reader. When he does read – in the past at least – his go-to has been Jane Austen (whose books he has read multiple times, including more than once in German) and other classics. However, w...
The novel is told in alternating narratives, sort of. Ruth finds a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore of the British Columbian island where she lives with her husband. In the lunchbox are a collection of letters and a diary of a young Japanese girl, Naoko (Nao), and as Ruth...
Now, a word about Mr Gums. He is an engineer by training, and not the world’s biggest reader. When he does read – in the past at least – his go-to has been Jane Austen (whose books he has read multiple times, including more than once in German) and other classics. However, w...
Fuji, the illustrations are beautiful, and there are notes in the margin that, as the story unfolds, enable the reader to learn more about the art of Shodô, traditional Japanese calligraphy, and even a bit about neuroscience. A really lovely book. The following is one of the illustrations...
* Even more disappointing so far were my FTSE 250 tracker and my Japanese small caps tracker. * But worst of all is a very small position I’ve got in a Long duration UK gilts tracker. * I’m glad I was worrying about inflation coming back with a vengeance already in 2017 and built...
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The “is this a pigeon” meme first rose to popularity in 2011 after Tumblr posted a photo from a Japanese animated show of an android mistaking a butterfly for a pigeon. Most of the memes derived from the photo use the subjects to expressmodern confusions or paranoia. ...