Literary journey of an office career escapee
Fame and limelight make people look big. They are everywhere. The stories about their every step published on popular websites and social media make them seem important. Sometimes, those whose faces we regularly see flashing through the news have personalities to match their popularity. And sometimes, behind glamorous images, there is nothing but the shallow... Continue Reading →
I loved the previous poetry collection by this author and could not miss the opportunity to read what she has written next. “(mostly) good thoughts” by Elena Carter did not disappoint. The hurricane of emotions swept me off my feet, and there I was, swirling amidst myriads of thoughts, memories, flickers of my inner light,... Continue Reading →
Poetry doesn’t work for everybody. It takes an intricate combination of factors for the versed lines to reach a reader’s heart. A poet must spill a part of their soul onto the pages, and those lines should touch a familiar string in the reader. In my case, “Reflections: A Poetry Collection” by Elena Carter has... Continue Reading →
As a huge fan of memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies, I could not go by this book when it landed in my email among other promoted titles. Not so long ago, I finally changed my reading preferences on BookBub and started receiving promo deals for the books I’m really interested in reading. I am not as... Continue Reading →
It was during a trip to neighbouring Lithuania a few years ago that I learnt that Jackie Kennedy Onassis had a sister. One of the places I visited was a castle in small town of Birzai. Reading about its history I found out that it was built for the Radziwills, a prominent Polish-Lithuanian aristocratic family,... Continue Reading →
I’ve never been a fan of George Michael. To be honest, I had to find his videos on YouTube while I was reading his biography to remind me who he was and what he sang. Of course, I recognized most of his most popular hits, but, as I said, they’d never been on my playlists.... Continue Reading →
The words that came first to my mind when I started writing a review of Tina Turner’s autobiography “My Love Story” – simply the best. I know it’s incredibly lame and exactly what can be expected when discussing the queen of rock & roll. But Tina Turner was so extraordinary, with her volcanic energy that... Continue Reading →
I have mixed emotions after reading this book. I did enjoy it. Mariah Carey does what she promises at the beginning of her memoir: she tells her story as she has lived it. She shares, I believe, honestly, how different situations and different people in her life made her feel and what she was thinking... Continue Reading →
Last year, I visited the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway. Despite having visited the Nordic capital many times since my very first visit back in 2001, for some reason I had never ventured to the so-called ‘museum island.’ I am glad that travelling with my family forced me to look for the entertainment opportunities my... Continue Reading →
In the middle of a self-inflicted break from writing, this book is exactly what I need to keep my creative spark crackling. “Let's Write a Six-Word Story or a Poem” by M.A. Quigley is a wonderful source of inspiration for everyone for whom words are the way of expressing themselves. I like the method the... Continue Reading →
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