Book Junky. Japanese/English Translator. Writer.
Scrolling through my bookstore’s picks, I came across this bold book cover with a black panther, by the author Garcia. Assuming it was a short story collection by one of my favourite authors Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I clicked ‘buy’. After receiving the book, I discovered my mistake. Of Women and Salt, is not a lover’s... Continue Reading →
A highly researched essay on how Greek myths morphed over time to further a cultural suppression of women. Each chapter is devoted to an (in)famous female protagonist: her storyline, how it was perceived originally, and how it changed or was even erased, over time. Take Pandora: the unwitting vessel of Zeus’s revenge. Pandora is singlehandedly... Continue Reading →
Despite this title being on so many “books of the year” lists and displayed on prime shelves at bookstores, I kept passing on it - until a friend physically handed the book to me. She had a straight-forward, one-line answer to my open-ended question about her thoughts on the book; “It made me wonder what... Continue Reading →
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