Book Reviews by Kumiko Mae

I love books. I can live off books and a healthy supply of water, coffee and bread. As a Culture and Wellness Blogger, among the things I aspire for my field is to influence more people to get acquainted with paper cuts and relish the sweet scent of a newly opened book (whether a new or old copy). Read this to find the blog which started it all.

There are countless possibilities of book finds out there, the challenge is to find the lot that would move you to emotions, broaden your perspective and elaborate life's perplexities.

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2013 Reading Challenge

Kumiko Mae has read 15 books toward her goal of 100 books.

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In the spirit of helping out, I share with you some leads on my various book finds. I dare you to read and share a word or two about the literary treasures. I am developing a book club here, you are welcome to join. For all its worth, here are some of the books I have spent quality time with. Enjoy!

#1 Pages for You by Slyvia Brownrigg

#2 White Oleander by Janet Fitch

#3 Flush by Carl Hiaasen

#4 Marketing for Entrepreneurs by Jurgen Wolff

#5 The Stranger by Albert Camus

#6 The Espresso Effect by Iris Orpi

#7 A Hopeless Romantic by Harriet Evans

#8 The Men Who Would Be King by Nicole Laporte

#9 This is Your Brain on Music: the science of a human obsession by Daniel J. Levitin

#10 Train Man by Hitori Nakano

#11 Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

#12 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

#13 Blind Willow Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami

#14 Now You're One of Us by Nonami Asa

#15 The Gift of Acabar by Og Mandino and Buddy Kaye

#16 Oranges are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

#17 Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

#18 Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson

#19 Happiness Now by Andrew Matthews

#20 The Passion by Jeanette Winterson

#21 Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

#22 Juliet by Anne Fortier

#23 Still Alice by Lisa Genova

#24 Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

#25 Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson

#26 Makeup Manual by Bobbi Brown

#27 The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

#28 Table for Two by Marla Miniano

#29 The Sunflower by Richard Paul Evans

#30 Basic Face by Cindy Crawford

#31 365 Ways to Change the World

#32 Homecoming by Bernhard Schlink

#33 The House that Fried Chicken Built

#34 Still Life with Elephant by Judy Reene Singer

#35 Priority by Iselin C. Hermann

#36 The Happy Hook-Up by Alexa Joy Sherman and Nicole Tocantin

#37 A Convergence of Birds

#38 Across the Universe by Beth Ravis

#39 Love is a Four-Letter Word edited by Michael Taeckens

#40 Dumped edited by Dolores Max

#41 101 Things I Learned in Business School by Michael Preis and Matthew Frederick

#42 My Mother She Killed Me My Father He Ate Me edited by Kate Burheimer

#43 The Corporate Blogging Book by Debbie Well

#44 The Bombshell Manual of Style by Laren Stover

#45 The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason

#46 The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

#47 The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

#48 Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton

#49 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Zafran Foer

#50 Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler

#51 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

#52 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
#53 Divergent by Veronica Roth
#54 Insurgent by Veronica Roth

#55 Lonely Heart: The Art of Tara McPherson

#56 Matched by Allie Condie
#57 Crossed by Allie Condie
#58 Sanctus by Simon Toyne
#59 Looking for Alaska by John Green
#60 Fallen by Lauren Kate

#61 Room by Emma Donoghue
#62 Timeless Makeup by Rae Morris
#63 Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
#64 The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
#65 Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

#66 The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson-Walker
#67 Sweet Hell on Fire by Sara Lunsford
#68 Torment by Lauren Kate
#69 Passion by Lauren Kate
#70 Rapture by Lauren Kate

#71 Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
#72 We, Love by Sara Black
#73 Fallen in Love by Lauren Kate
#74 Reached by Ally Condie
#75 The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

#76 Write Here Write Now by AA Patawaran
#77 Is a Worry Worrying You by Ferrida Wold
#78 V is for Vulnerable by Seth Godin
#79 The Shape of Water by Anne Spollen
#80 Inferno by Dan Brown

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