Monika SatoteAug 25, 20211 minA Different Pond represents Vietnamese Refugees & ImmigrantsWritten by Bao Phi and illustrated by Thi Bui A different pond is a story of a Vietnamese family living in America. It is about Bao and...
Monika SatoteAug 25, 20212 minWhen Sci-Fi Meets Literary Fiction : Three Types Of Solitude3 stories that talk about solitude in a weird, quirky & unique way. That's what happens when a SciFi author writes about solitude? Three...
Monika SatoteAug 24, 20211 minTranslated Chinese Poetry That I did not likeJust for the record, I didn't like this book. It's a collection of poems from three Chinese authors: Wang Wei, Li Po, Tu Fu, all...
Monika SatoteAug 24, 20212 min84, Charing cross road"If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much." ~Helene Hanff 84, Charing Cross Road is a charming,...
Monika SatoteAug 24, 20211 minChampa Flower by Rabindranath Tagore is a lyrical bookPoems by Rabindranath Tagore always amuse me. “Cloud and Waves”, “Fireflies”, “Homecoming”... You name it. It is so fascinating to see...