Illustrious Maverick: November 2014

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Gone Girl

I'm not usually one for reading thrillers. I'd read about a handful that had been way too predictable for me and had left me feeling nothing but disappointment, so I've tried avoiding that genre altogether. However, as soon as I saw the first trailer for the Gone Girl movie, I became intrigued. And the more that people who've actually read the book had ended up loving it, the more I became intrigued. I'm so glad that my friend (a book blogger whose blog you can check out HERE) managed to convince me, because this book BLEW. MY. MIND.

Loquat Leaves Tea

A couple months ago, I started to notice signs of trouble with my blood sugar levels. I love sweets, I really do. I've loved sweets ever since I could remember. And, unfortunately, I'm paying for it. Ever since my body had been acting up, I've been trying to cut down on my sugar intake. I've also been hunting for types of foods that would help lower my blood sugar levels. This is where loquat leaves come in.

Room

Room is a profoundly moving novel told from the perspective of a five-year-old boy named Jack who has lived his whole life in one single room. The room is about 12-by-12 feet, but for Jack and his mother it's their entire world. He has no idea he is being held captive and he's completely unaware of the fact that there is life beyond these four walls. To him, it's home. To his mother, it's a prison.