Category: Books

February 2024 Wrap-Up!

Hi Readers! How are we already at the end of February? This month went by as quickly as January went by slowly. Despite literally being a shorter month, I got to do a lot of things aside from working like a slog during the week days. I travelled, I...

Your Utopia: Korean Short Stories Book Recommendation

Hi Readers! I recently read Bora Chung’s second book Your Utopia. I was absolutely fascinated by her first book Cursed Bunny. And this time as well the translator is Anton Hur. So, reading this duo’s work again was very anticipated. ~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~ By the internationally acclaimed author of Cursed...

Non Book Recommendation: The Fury by Alex Michaelides

Hi Readers! I read Alex Michelides’ third book The Fury. Just like the previous two books, it let me down. Yes, it is a lot different than his earlier books even if it’s a mystery. In some ways, this attempt is the best one yet, but somehow it lost...

January 2024 Wrap-Up!

Hi Readers! After 84 years, January has finally ended! But, what a month to start the year! I feel like I did a lot of fun stuff, read quite less, spent time with my people, worked more than I did all of last quarter, worked out more too, tried...

Book Recommendation: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

Hi Readers! It is too early in the year to be already reading heart-warming books. I usually read them after I read intense and depressing books. But, I think my 2024 Reader mantra is to pick up the book that calls out to me and to just start reading...

Top 12 Posts of 2023 – Year in Review (Part 3)

Hi Readers! Year on year, you outdo yourselves! Mindscape in Words had 64000 VIEWS in 2023! This is a 40% increase than last year. I know there are two to four posts which receive a majority of traffic, but they are also the ones I love the most. I...

Top 12 Books of 2023 – Year in Review (Part 1)

Hi Readers! Welcome to the first of the three year-end review posts of 2023! We begin with books, of course. My reading in 2023 was quite erratic because I had set no reading goal. I thought doing that would give me the freedom to read whatever I wanted; be...