Still here, still reading one book a day. Six weeks into quarantine and I've yet to go stir-crazy. I'm not surprised: I'm your bona fide introvert, and though I'm decent at playing the part of the extrovert, it's an exhausting act to maintain. It wasn't until this shelter-in-place that I realized ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 4)
I'm reading one book a day for as long as this COVID-19 quarantine lasts. Here are the ones I read this past week. DAY 24: THE IDIOT I re-read Elif Batuman's acclaimed novel, The Idiot, because my friend had mentioned adding it to her Kindle—and by the end, wasn't impressed. It's not that I ... Read More
Quarantine Reading: One Book a Day (Week 1)
I gave myself permission to just be during the first few days of self-quarantine. If I were a more glamorous woman—or perhaps, just a better woman—this would've involved early mornings, stretching, meditating, and sweating (in a pastel Outdoor Voices co-ord, no less) before dressing up in a proper ... Read More