Book Review: Interesting Facts About Space
May 9, 2024
The writing style makes this book – it is direct, while veering off into all sorts of unexpected directions.
Marija describes her reading tendencies as nomadic. She moves from periods of fiction (classics, historical fiction and mysteries), to non-fiction (history, ecology, cooking, a smattering of nutrition), and back again. Always very happy to offer recommendations, exchange tips, and assist with finding the next best read.
The writing style makes this book – it is direct, while veering off into all sorts of unexpected directions.
Despite the mouth-watering recipes, ironically the main feeling following the characters is one of hunger – for connection, trust, and acceptance.
Together with the seamless weaving of historical facts throughout, I felt that I learnt as much as I took pleasure in reading this book.
Puhak is a very skilled writer, and sets the stage marvellously. The story reads as a fast-paced novel, and I thoroughly enjoyed the ride.
Eng is a mesmerizing writer – his graceful, atmospheric prose weaving characters, storylines, times, and places with aching poignancy.
The story is told through the eyes of two female protagonists on the opposite spectrum of society, and as I read their stories, I found myself engaging with each one.
Set in Oxford during WWI, a book binding company finds that most young men’s jobs are now given to the women who stayed behind.
Towles weaves themes of coming of age, morality, responsibility, friendship and, of course, love, without dropping a single strand.
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