Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: comparing the series from the nineties and the movie from 2005 with the novel. Continúa leyendo Pride and Prejudice: Book vs. Series (1995) vs. Film (2005)
A review of One Day, one of my favorite books, my thoughts about the ending and a short comparison with the movie. Continúa leyendo One Day by David Nicholls: A Review
Sally Rooney’s Normal People: comparing the TV adaptation with the novel. Continúa leyendo Normal People: The Series is as Good as the Book
My thoughts on Me Before You and its sequels by JoJo Moyes plus the film adaptation. Continúa leyendo Me Before You and Its Sequels: A Review
This blog post goes through the pros and cons of printed, e- and audiobooks. While people are different and some religiously stick to printed books, others rarely read from anything else than their e-reader. And then there’s the group that never sits or lies down to read but always does something else while listening to audiobooks. Many people use more than one of these ways … Continúa leyendo Printed books, e-books or audiobooks?
I grab my phone to turn off the alarm, then, still lying in bed, I start reading the news. 𝒜 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓂𝓎 𝒶𝑔𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝓈𝒾𝓉𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓃 𝒶 𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝓃 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝒹𝑒𝒹 𝓉𝑜 𝒫𝑜𝓁𝒶𝓃𝒹; 𝓈𝒽𝑒 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓈 𝓈𝒽𝑒’𝓁𝓁 𝓈𝑒𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒷𝑜𝓎𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹 𝒶𝑔𝒶𝒾𝓃. I wake my boyfriend up and take a quick shower. 𝒜 𝒻𝒶𝓂𝒾𝓁𝓎 𝒾𝓃 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓊𝓅𝑜𝓁 𝒽𝒶𝓈𝓃’𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝒹𝒶𝓎𝓈, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝒾𝓇 𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝑒𝓏𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒸𝑜𝓁𝒹. I make coffee … Continúa leyendo 3485 km away
My boyfriend, Alvaro, and I moved to Dublin last summer because he got a job there. I didn’t particularly want to go because I’m a big fan of his Spanish hometown, Valencia, and was reluctant to leave it. Also, Dublin isn’t well connected with my own hometown, which is in Slovenia. But love often requires adapting, so I moved with him. Dublin wasn’t my best … Continúa leyendo The Pros and Cons of Living in Dublin
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is a YA series by the American author of Korean descent Jenny Han, published between 2014 and 2017. Lara Jean has two sisters, Margo and Kitty, and they live with their father, while their mom died years ago. Whenever Lara Jean is disappointed in love, she writes a love letter, addresses it and puts it in a box. … Continúa leyendo To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: Books vs. Films
Sally Rooney is one of the few authors whose books I read that are millennials just like me; she’s actually less than three years older than me. This makes her words feel a lot closer to my own life and her characters much more relatable. She discusses the things that our generation wonders about daily and writes about them very naturally and beautifully. In this … Continúa leyendo Sally Rooney: Why You Should Read Her Novels
Getting a NIE number can quickly be complicated, annoying and nerve-wracking, at least it was in my experience. There isn’t enough information about how to obtain one online, and I know I really needed it when I wanted to get mine. The process can be a bit lengthy and complicated (or not, it really depends on your circumstances and luck), but I’m sure it’ll be … Continúa leyendo How to get a NIE number in Spain?
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