Excellent for art history lovers, also, some interesting recipes as well. #art #arthistory #cookbook

Barbara Pym is my comfort read. I love her prose so much: sharp and funny, yet somehow warm. This is my fourth Pym book and I‘m enjoying it immensely.

Just given up on it almost halfway through it.
I love an atmospheric book, I love art, I like experimental writing & can definitely appreciate descriptive language, I enjoy historical fiction, and I‘m all for an unreliable narrator. But I can‘t with this one, it doesn‘t engage me in the slightest. There are other books out there. #richardflanagan #gouldsbookoffish

Definitely a pick and an important read, challenging some of the taboos of the 50s and 60s Ireland.

How about this bookshop in my neighbourhood? I know, right?!

Happy #BookLoversDay!

Trying to beat the heatwave: air conditioning, orange juice, ice, and Stefan Zweig's memoir.

Absolutely love it so far. It has a lot of my fav ingredients I'm looking for in a book: a quirky main character, a chatty best friend, a probably failed romance, academia, linguistics, literature and arts in general.

I enjoyed the book a lot, despite it being a bit too fragmented for my taste, that is to say I couldn't see any connection between the parts, or maybe that was part of the asymmetry I guess? Oh, and Ulysses is following me everywhere, apparently!

I am a bit surprised this book (first of a trilogy) is not more popular, probably understandable coming from a Hungarian-born Swiss writer. However it is translated to English, so if you ever get your hands on it, don't hesitate. An unnamed war in an unnamed country, seen through the eyes of a pair of 11 year old twins. Twisted and cruel, yet somehow innocent.

Nothing like a classic for the summer, right? Going pretty slow since I'm both reading and listening at the same time 🙈but I will finish it this summer, I swear! Have you guys read it?

I still have about a quarter to go, but I absolutely love this book. I read a lot of contemporary fiction, so delving into this myth retelling is like a breath of fresh air. There are lots of passages of extreme beauty and I cannot recommend it enough.

I did like it, but, as it happens with these books which are similar in subject, themes and time period (The Miniaturist, Girl in Hyacinth Blue), my first temptation is to compare them all with Girl with a Pearl Earring, which is SO exquisite and probably my favorite art-inspired book. Oh, forget my ramble, pick it up, it's fast and entertaining.

Absolutely loved this, cannot wait for Sally's next.

Reading (and loving every piece of) it for the third time. So. Good.

Should you get any chance of reading this Hungarian writer, do it asap.

Very insightful, still a bit less interesting than Fun Home (for me, that is).

Bechdel's account of her childhood is absolutely stunning. Just borrowed her second volume of memoires, Are you there, mom? Looking forward to it.

One of my favorite books of ALL time. I've been having a crush on Miles Roby for almost a decade now. Grab it if you haven't already, you can thank me later.

My second encounter with #graphicnovels. An exceptional book, Shaun Tan is such a talented storyteller!

Still many hours to go, but really enjoying it!

Reading Middlemarch for my Classics book club. Looking forward to many a good night with it.

Beyond expectations. I probably read it too late in my life, but definitely worthwhile.

Writing in the 17th century, quite bad for your health.

These stories are really starting to grow on me. Good job, Lucia!

Such a rewarding read. Consider me amazed.

Having a hard time choosing my next read :| #persephonebooks

Reading it for the 3rd time. As brilliant as ever.

Last pages of Knausgaard's book in a super cosy and cool (literally!) café. As usual, pretty hooked by his writing. #karloveknausgaard

Will get my hands on this one asap!

My second Pym novel, I am absolutely charmed by her style.

Reading (and loving) it for the umpteenth time. ❤️

Finished reading this wonderful novella for my book club. It's my second reading and I thought it would leave me less impressed this time, but I was wrong. The last 20 pages at least, are pure brilliance: so soft, so touching, so raw my heart aches.

Looking forward to this #viragomodernclassics to get me out of the reading slump!

Adult books with illustrations are so rare nowadays, it's a real treat when you stumble upon one. #persephonebooks

Hah, I pimped the bear :)). Great selection of Romanian #shortstories

Started Lincoln in the Bardo and tried reading it on my subway ride to work , but it's not working; I need peace and quiet to focus on it. So far it's definitely challenging at least in terms of form and style.

Early '90s. Declan is dying and Tóibín masterfully brings together the women in his life (sister, mother, grandmother), forces them to cope with him being gay and having AIDS, throws in a couple of best friends and delivers an absolutely amazing story of hardship, friendship and loss. I love this guy to the moon and back.

This amazing book will stay with me for a looooong time.

Halfway through it and loving it.

Halfway through it and loving it.

Yum yum yum.

Picked this one up on a whim today in a second hand bookshop here in Barcelona. It comes with lots of high praises from those who read it. (Translated from Hebrew).

Someday I'll read it from start to finish, I promise!

"The darkness of sleep, just before the dream."

The amount of love I have for this book! If you're into music and magical realism, please please pick it up!

Fascinating read, I cannot wait to visit the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao this summer!

I've never been obsessed with a musical. Until I listened to Hamilton. O. M. G. ❤️