Author: Sophie Li
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Review: The Wise Man’s Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2) by Patrick Rothfuss
Genre: Fantasy Length: 1007 pages To paraphrase the back cover: Due to Kvothe’s escalating rivalry with Ambrose, he is forced to leave the university and find work abroad in Vintas. He continues his quest to learn the truth about the Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. While attempting to curry favour with the nobility, Kvothe thwarts […]
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Book Quote #2: “If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name.”
Hello everyone, and happy Friday! This week, I am wrapping up The Wise Men’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (about 88% finished). My goal is to have a review posted by the end of the weekend for you guys 🙂 After I finish TWMF, I will be starting the third revision of my novella (tentative title: Together […]
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What I am reading
What book(s) are you currently reading? What is on your to-read list? Here are mine: Currently Reading: The Wise Man’s Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicles #2) by Patrick Rothfuss Genre: Fantasy Length: 1007 pages Started reading: May 28, 2017 Progress: 70% To paraphrase the back cover: Due to Kvothe’s escalating rivalry with Ambrose, he is forced to […]
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A collection of quotes: “Words are pale shadows of forgotten names”
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” – The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss This quote got me thinking about words. I am a firm believer in the power of […]
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Turtles hotline: A memoir of a day in Hawaii
Hello everyone! Hope your Monday is going well. I am still a bit sore from intense pole practice last week. Otherwise, I am fine and dandy 🙂 Today, I want to do a different type of post: this will be a retelling of one of my wacky and humorous days in Hawaii. This story features the “Honu“, […]
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Review: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Hello everyone! I am a bit late in the game in getting onto the Patrick Rothfuss bandwagon, seeing that the first Kingkiller Chronicles book was published in 2007. Better late than never! Here is my review of the book. You can probably already tell by now which way I am leaning 😉 The Name of the Wind […]
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Books read in 2017 (Part II)
Hello everyone! Today I will be writing about the non-fiction books that I’ve read in 2017. (For those of you who want to read about the fiction books that I’ve read recently, please click here.) Generally, fiction is my poison of choice. I chose to read most of these non-fiction books with the intention of doing research for […]
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Books read in 2017 (Part I)
Hello everyone! Besides writing, my other favourite activity is reading. Nothing like sitting back at the end of a day and winding down with a book. I am loving eBooks (via Kindle). They are lightweight and easy to carry around, and the screen isn’t glaring at all. I am also a recent convert to audiobooks: […]
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Find three hobbies you love
Interesting, isn’t it, that your first hobby should be the one that makes you money? I was struck when I read that, because I thought your hobby should be something that doesn’t make you money. Which begs the question, it possible to make money doing what you love? Or perhaps, we should learn to love […]
Sophie Li 