daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
I finished Keigo Higashino’s Invisible Helix audiobook today. It was great! Having read a few of his books and seen movie adaptations of his work, I was confident I’d enjoy this one. Surprisingly, this was the first time I’ve listened to one of his works in audiobook form, and it made for a perfect companion on my evening walks. It was a little sad to listen to, though, knowing Higashino-san passed away recently. RIP. 🎧📚
Most of my reading happens on my Kindle or through Libby these days. But my office desk has its own little collection, the books I like to flip through from time to time. Manga, illustration, sketchbooks, that kind of thing. Just the fun stuff I can pick up for five minutes and put back down. 📚😊
A few weeks ago I won a book giveaway on Goodreads, and this morning it finally showed up at the door. The timing couldn’t have been better because I was flying to California this afternoon. I ended up spending the whole flight reading The Typing Lady by Ruth Ozeki and got through about half of it before we landed. 📚 I love it so far. I can’t wait to finish it!
I’ve started listening to the second book in the Vera Wong series, Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man), and I’m already hooked. The narrator, Eunice Wong, is a delight. Her delivery brings so much personality and warmth to the story, making the characters feel alive. I’m only a short way in, but so far it’s been great, and the continuation from the first book is seamless, even though it happens maybe a year since the first book ended. I’m very happy to be back in Vera Wong’s world!
Here are a few of the bookmarks I use. My favorites right now are the Hong Kong MTR card that I got around 1989 and the train ticket I got last year. Good memories!
I picked up The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang from the library today. I’ve been reading a lot this year, especially books by Asian-American authors, and I’ve loved every one so far! At this rate, I’m well on my way to crushing my goal of 30 books for 2025.
I just grabbed book four of Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series from the library. These books are amazing – I highly recommend them!
