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On Beauty, Zadie Smith: the conflicting ethics of beauty

It takes strong will, and frankly, stubbornness, to gulp down Zadie Smith like a mere soda, instead of sipping it like the fine wine it...

Pachinko, by Min Jin Lee: a family's story enmeshed in a history of war & racism

The word "Pachinko", in Korean, designates a sort of pinball machine or slot machine and it is hardly incidental if Min Jin Lee chose...

The Buddha in the Attic, by Julie Otsuka: shattering "the single story"

[Version française ci-dessous] The Buddha in the Attic is a novel I picked up from the shelf because its title intrigued me and when I...

About this blog

Hi there, I'm Julia! As a literature enthusiast, fascinated by the art of story-telling, I share with you my book and movie reviews, and some other thoughts when the occasion arises.

This blog is written both in French and English, depending on the book or movie I'm writing about.

🇫🇷Hello, moi c'est Julia ! Passionnée de littérature et fascinée par l'art de raconter des histoires, je partage ici mes critiques de livre ou de film, et d'autres pensées si l'occasion s'en présente.

Ce blog est écrit à la fois en français et en anglais, selon le film ou le livre dont je parle. Un petit drapeau vous signale les articles en français, "Version française ci-dessous", les articles bilingues.

Bonne lecture !